shiftinessn.
/ˈʃɪftɪnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈʃɪftinᵻs/ The character or quality of being shifty in any sense.
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the world > action or operation > ability > [noun] > resourcefulness
shift1542
shifting1559
resource1788
shiftiness1839
resourcefulness1849
shiftfulness1866
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > evasive deception, shiftiness > [noun]
tergiversation1570
evasiona1616
slipperiness1656
lubricity1792
shiftiness1839
phenakisma1863
evasiveness1863
pussy-footedness1917
1839 T. Carlyle Chartism v. 40 Shiftiness..is a kind of thing that fancies itself..to be talent.
1893 Times 11 May 9/4 The shiftiness of the present Government.
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