shifty
adjective (shifty, shiftier, shiftiest)
Everyday
Shifty means sly, not honest, and not to be trusted; a shifty person often looks away or hides what he is doing. tree →
In the lessons
in tales a clever trickster who tries to fool others; often a nickname, such as «the Shifty Lad»
Examples
- The shifty man kept his eyes on the door. tree →
- The Shifty Lad jumped for joy when his trick worked. tree →
- Don't trust him; he has a shifty look. tree →
Note
nothing for maths
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «shifty» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «shifty» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
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