shifty

  • 11shifty — adjective a) Having the appearance of someone dishonest, criminal or unreliable; such as someone with shifty eyes. He was a shifty character in a seedy bar and I checked my wallet was still there after talking to him. b) Subject to frequent… …

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  • 12shifty — shift|y [ˈʃıfti] adj informal looking dishonest ▪ He looks a bit shifty to me. ▪ shifty eyes >shiftily adv …

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  • 13shifty — [[t]ʃɪ̱fti[/t]] ADJ GRADED (disapproval) Someone who looks shifty gives the impression of being dishonest. [INFORMAL] He had a shifty face and previous convictions …

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  • 14shifty — adjective informal looking dishonest and slightly nervous: a shifty looking little man | shifty eyes shiftily adverb shiftiness noun (U) …

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  • 15shifty — shiftily, adv. shiftiness, n. /shif tee/, adj., shiftier, shiftiest. 1. resourceful; fertile in expedients. 2. given to or full of evasions; tricky. 3. suggesting a deceptive or evasive character: a shifty look. [1560 70; SHIFT + Y1] Syn. 2 …

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  • 16shifty — shift|y [ ʃıfti ] adjective INFORMAL looking dishonest: shifty eyes …

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  • 17shifty — adj Deceitful, untrustworthy. The guy is too shifty for me; I don t like him. 1830s …

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  • 18shifty — adjective, informal he had a shifty look about him Syn: devious, evasive, slippery, duplicitous, false, deceitful, underhanded, untrustworthy, dishonest, shady, wily, crafty, tricky, sneaky, treacherous, artful …

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  • 19shifty — shift•y [[t]ˈʃɪf ti[/t]] adj. shift•i•er, shift•i•est 1) resourceful; fertile in expedients 2) evasive; crafty 3) suggesting an evasive nature: a shifty look[/ex] • Etymology: 1560–70 shift′i•ly, adv. shift′i•ness, n …

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  • 20Shifty Shellshock — (* 23. August 1974 in Los Angeles als Seth Binzer) ist Frontmann der amerikanischen Rockband Crazy Town. Shifty lernte in den 90er Jahren seinen Freund und Bandkollegen Epic Mazur kennen mit dem er sein erstes Musikprojekt starten wollte. Doch… …

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