SHIFTY


Meaning of SHIFTY in English

adj. Function: adjective

1

Synonyms: EVASIVE 1, equivocating, prevaricative, prevaricatory, shuffling

Related Words: dodging, elusive; cagey, collusive, conniving, crafty, cunning; furtive, shifty-eyed, sneaky, tricky; insidious, shady; deceitful, dishonest, fraudulent; treacherous

Idioms: shifty as the sand

2

Synonyms: DISHONEST , deceitful, knavish, lying, mendacious, roguish, unhonest, untruthful

3

Synonyms: UNDERHAND , devious, duplicitous, guileful, indirect, sneaking, sneaky, underhanded

4

Synonyms: MUTABLE 2, changeable, inconstant, slippery, uncertain, unstable, unsteady, variable

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