Definition of shifty in English:

shifty

adjectiveshiftiest, shiftier ˈʃɪftiˈʃɪfti

informal

1(of a person or their manner) appearing deceitful or evasive.
he had a shifty look about him
Example sentencesExamples
- She was shifty, evasive and clearly unprepared for the assault.
- When I came to, I found myself tightly tied to a steel chair guarded by a few shifty men guarding me with loaded guns.
- His manner was shifty; there was guilt written all over his face.
- It seems that the shifty fellow had broken into the small museum in the town and in an unguarded moment had filched the treasure map and a few gold coins.
- Gazing down shows that either you're shifty - and therefore lying - or that you are defeated.
- He stealthed behind her for a few minutes before she turned into an alleyway, where a shifty character stood waiting for her.
- You guys are shifty, and you guys answer quickly with tremendous certainty, and it's the wrong answer.
- Turns out they pay an idiotic sum (think thousands of Canadian dollars) to a couple of shifty sailors to take them there.
- Not only had I failed in my duties, but some other guy - a dopey, shifty guy we both knew - had sent her flowers with a card attached.
- But he's shifty and elusive in the open field and could preserve the big-play ability Smith may otherwise miss on kick returns.
- My shifty manner is, I am pretty sure, that of the classic fraudster.
- Sure, it made me seem like a shifty person, but so be it.
- ‘The secret to door opening is this, Melissa,’ James glanced around in a shifty manner.
- His overall appearance was that of a shifty man who couldn't be trusted.
- Now comes the news that her shifty lawyer father has only 48 hours to raise a lot of money or face financial ruin and imprisonment.
- No, he said, he did not agree that he was shifty or dishonest, but he pointed out that he had moved his position on evidence once or twice.
- And he looked like a shifty dealer just opening his pack.
- It is a slow-boiler of a film, an exercise in the suspense that spooky children, locked doors, creaking floors, mist, candles and shifty characters do best.
- We're pretty sure there are shifty people somewhere.
- In fact, come to think of it, he was downright shifty.
Synonyms
devious, evasive, slippery, duplicitous, false, deceitful, underhand, untrustworthy, double-dealing, two-faced, Janus-faced, dishonest, shady, wily, crafty, cunning, tricky, sneaky, furtive, treacherous, artful, sly, scheming, contriving
North American snide, snidey
informal foxy, iffy
Australian/New Zealand informal shonky
2Constantly changing; shifting.
it was a close race in a shifty wind on smooth water
Example sentencesExamples
- On the last lap, the wind freshened and became more shifty.
- According to both experts and victims, the shifty world of immigration consultation here often works in conjunction with networks in the refugees' home countries.

Derivatives

shiftily

adverb ˈʃɪftɪliˈʃɪftəli

informal

The bartender looked at her shiftily, but then nodded.
Example sentencesExamples
- He looked around shiftily and heaved a deep sigh.
- Sandwiched between the ceremonial swords and bric-a-brac, teenage boys gaze shiftily at the firearms on display in a Manchester shop.
- Each time I picked up a book I looked shiftily around, holding it out in front of me at head height, so as not to appear like a person about to steal.
- She looks about shiftily and whispers: ‘Round the back.’
- I was a bit confused about what she meant and so was moving awkwardly, some might say shiftily, but no-one challenged me.
- He looked shiftily around the room quickly, ‘Just this and that, ya know?’

shiftiness

noun ˈʃɪftɪnəsˈʃɪftinəs

informal

By now you'll have the feeling that within the trade there's murkiness, possibly deliberate ambiguity, and, many would claim, even shiftiness.
Example sentencesExamples
- He chose gray, the color of deceit and shiftiness.
- But there's a certain shiftiness about ‘political’ people.
- Seriously I laughed for a good 1/2 hr but then I got serious and thought whoa do I give off some aura of shiftiness that I'm not aware of?
- No bandanna hid his hair, however, shortly cropped and brown, and his eyes lacked the size and shiftiness of the man who had greeted them.

Rhymes

fifty, fifty-fifty, nifty, swiftie, thrifty

Definition of shifty in US English:

shifty

adjectiveˈSHiftēˈʃɪfti

informal

(of a person or their manner) appearing deceitful or evasive.
a shifty, fast-talking lawyer
Example sentencesExamples
- You guys are shifty, and you guys answer quickly with tremendous certainty, and it's the wrong answer.
- Turns out they pay an idiotic sum (think thousands of Canadian dollars) to a couple of shifty sailors to take them there.
- Now comes the news that her shifty lawyer father has only 48 hours to raise a lot of money or face financial ruin and imprisonment.
- His manner was shifty; there was guilt written all over his face.
- Gazing down shows that either you're shifty - and therefore lying - or that you are defeated.
- It seems that the shifty fellow had broken into the small museum in the town and in an unguarded moment had filched the treasure map and a few gold coins.
- ‘The secret to door opening is this, Melissa,’ James glanced around in a shifty manner.
- She was shifty, evasive and clearly unprepared for the assault.
- We're pretty sure there are shifty people somewhere.
- My shifty manner is, I am pretty sure, that of the classic fraudster.
- In fact, come to think of it, he was downright shifty.
- It is a slow-boiler of a film, an exercise in the suspense that spooky children, locked doors, creaking floors, mist, candles and shifty characters do best.
- But he's shifty and elusive in the open field and could preserve the big-play ability Smith may otherwise miss on kick returns.
- And he looked like a shifty dealer just opening his pack.
- When I came to, I found myself tightly tied to a steel chair guarded by a few shifty men guarding me with loaded guns.
- Not only had I failed in my duties, but some other guy - a dopey, shifty guy we both knew - had sent her flowers with a card attached.
- His overall appearance was that of a shifty man who couldn't be trusted.
- No, he said, he did not agree that he was shifty or dishonest, but he pointed out that he had moved his position on evidence once or twice.
- He stealthed behind her for a few minutes before she turned into an alleyway, where a shifty character stood waiting for her.
- Sure, it made me seem like a shifty person, but so be it.
Synonyms
devious, evasive, slippery, duplicitous, false, deceitful, underhand, untrustworthy, double-dealing, two-faced, janus-faced, dishonest, shady, wily, crafty, cunning, tricky, sneaky, furtive, treacherous, artful, sly, scheming, contriving

单词	shifty
释义	Definition of shifty in English: shifty adjectiveshiftiest, shiftier ˈʃɪftiˈʃɪfti informal 1(of a person or their manner) appearing deceitful or evasive. he had a shifty look about him Example sentencesExamples She was shifty, evasive and clearly unprepared for the assault. When I came to, I found myself tightly tied to a steel chair guarded by a few shifty men guarding me with loaded guns. His manner was shifty; there was guilt written all over his face. It seems that the shifty fellow had broken into the small museum in the town and in an unguarded moment had filched the treasure map and a few gold coins. Gazing down shows that either you're shifty - and therefore lying - or that you are defeated. He stealthed behind her for a few minutes before she turned into an alleyway, where a shifty character stood waiting for her. You guys are shifty, and you guys answer quickly with tremendous certainty, and it's the wrong answer. Turns out they pay an idiotic sum (think thousands of Canadian dollars) to a couple of shifty sailors to take them there. Not only had I failed in my duties, but some other guy - a dopey, shifty guy we both knew - had sent her flowers with a card attached. But he's shifty and elusive in the open field and could preserve the big-play ability Smith may otherwise miss on kick returns. My shifty manner is, I am pretty sure, that of the classic fraudster. Sure, it made me seem like a shifty person, but so be it. ‘The secret to door opening is this, Melissa,’ James glanced around in a shifty manner. His overall appearance was that of a shifty man who couldn't be trusted. Now comes the news that her shifty lawyer father has only 48 hours to raise a lot of money or face financial ruin and imprisonment. No, he said, he did not agree that he was shifty or dishonest, but he pointed out that he had moved his position on evidence once or twice. And he looked like a shifty dealer just opening his pack. It is a slow-boiler of a film, an exercise in the suspense that spooky children, locked doors, creaking floors, mist, candles and shifty characters do best. We're pretty sure there are shifty people somewhere. In fact, come to think of it, he was downright shifty. Synonyms devious, evasive, slippery, duplicitous, false, deceitful, underhand, untrustworthy, double-dealing, two-faced, Janus-faced, dishonest, shady, wily, crafty, cunning, tricky, sneaky, furtive, treacherous, artful, sly, scheming, contriving North American snide, snidey informal foxy, iffy Australian/New Zealand informal shonky 2Constantly changing; shifting. it was a close race in a shifty wind on smooth water Example sentencesExamples On the last lap, the wind freshened and became more shifty. According to both experts and victims, the shifty world of immigration consultation here often works in conjunction with networks in the refugees' home countries. Derivatives shiftily adverb ˈʃɪftɪliˈʃɪftəli informal The bartender looked at her shiftily, but then nodded. Example sentencesExamples He looked around shiftily and heaved a deep sigh. Sandwiched between the ceremonial swords and bric-a-brac, teenage boys gaze shiftily at the firearms on display in a Manchester shop. Each time I picked up a book I looked shiftily around, holding it out in front of me at head height, so as not to appear like a person about to steal. She looks about shiftily and whispers: ‘Round the back.’ I was a bit confused about what she meant and so was moving awkwardly, some might say shiftily, but no-one challenged me. He looked shiftily around the room quickly, ‘Just this and that, ya know?’ shiftiness noun ˈʃɪftɪnəsˈʃɪftinəs informal By now you'll have the feeling that within the trade there's murkiness, possibly deliberate ambiguity, and, many would claim, even shiftiness. Example sentencesExamples He chose gray, the color of deceit and shiftiness. But there's a certain shiftiness about ‘political’ people. Seriously I laughed for a good 1/2 hr but then I got serious and thought whoa do I give off some aura of shiftiness that I'm not aware of? No bandanna hid his hair, however, shortly cropped and brown, and his eyes lacked the size and shiftiness of the man who had greeted them. Rhymes fifty, fifty-fifty, nifty, swiftie, thrifty Definition of shifty in US English: shifty adjectiveˈSHiftēˈʃɪfti informal (of a person or their manner) appearing deceitful or evasive. a shifty, fast-talking lawyer Example sentencesExamples You guys are shifty, and you guys answer quickly with tremendous certainty, and it's the wrong answer. Turns out they pay an idiotic sum (think thousands of Canadian dollars) to a couple of shifty sailors to take them there. Now comes the news that her shifty lawyer father has only 48 hours to raise a lot of money or face financial ruin and imprisonment. His manner was shifty; there was guilt written all over his face. Gazing down shows that either you're shifty - and therefore lying - or that you are defeated. It seems that the shifty fellow had broken into the small museum in the town and in an unguarded moment had filched the treasure map and a few gold coins. ‘The secret to door opening is this, Melissa,’ James glanced around in a shifty manner. She was shifty, evasive and clearly unprepared for the assault. We're pretty sure there are shifty people somewhere. My shifty manner is, I am pretty sure, that of the classic fraudster. In fact, come to think of it, he was downright shifty. It is a slow-boiler of a film, an exercise in the suspense that spooky children, locked doors, creaking floors, mist, candles and shifty characters do best. But he's shifty and elusive in the open field and could preserve the big-play ability Smith may otherwise miss on kick returns. And he looked like a shifty dealer just opening his pack. When I came to, I found myself tightly tied to a steel chair guarded by a few shifty men guarding me with loaded guns. Not only had I failed in my duties, but some other guy - a dopey, shifty guy we both knew - had sent her flowers with a card attached. His overall appearance was that of a shifty man who couldn't be trusted. No, he said, he did not agree that he was shifty or dishonest, but he pointed out that he had moved his position on evidence once or twice. He stealthed behind her for a few minutes before she turned into an alleyway, where a shifty character stood waiting for her. Sure, it made me seem like a shifty person, but so be it. Synonyms devious, evasive, slippery, duplicitous, false, deceitful, underhand, untrustworthy, double-dealing, two-faced, janus-faced, dishonest, shady, wily, crafty, cunning, tricky, sneaky, furtive, treacherous, artful, sly, scheming, contriving
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