noun
Meaning 1
The property of being shifty.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
shiftiness
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noun
Meaning 2
The result or product of being shifty.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, rare
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noun
Meaning 3
the quality of being changeable in direction
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the shiftiness of the wind caused the boat to veer unpredictably
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: changeableness, changeability
noun
Meaning 4
the quality of being a slippery rascal
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: rascality, slipperiness, trickiness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: dishonesty
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English shifty Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English shiftiness From shifty + -ness.
Across languages
Translations
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Manx: lhoobaght — the property of being shifty