adj
Meaning 1
Lazy, unmotivated.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
shiftless
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CMU ARPABET: SH IH1 F T L IH0 S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Untrustworthy as a result of being incompetent at the job.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adj
Meaning 3
Destitute of shifts or expedients; lacking proper means.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adjective satellite
Meaning 4
lacking or characterized by lack of ambition or initiative; lazy
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a shiftless student
- studied in a shiftless way
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree English shift Proto-Indo-European *lewh1- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English shiftless From shift + -less.
Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: мързелив (mǎrzeliv) — lazy, unmotivated
- Irish: gan fónamh — lazy, unmotivated
- Plautdietsch: ful — lazy, unmotivated