In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
shifting, shifty
(adjective) changing position or direction; “he drifted into the shifting crowd”; “their nervous shifting glances”; “shifty winds”
devious, shifty
(adjective) characterized by insincerity or deceit; evasive; “a devious character”; “shifty eyes”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
shiftier
comparative form of shifty
• shit fire, shitfire
Source: Wiktionary
Shift"y, a.
Definition: Full of, or ready with, shifts; fertile in expedients or contrivance. Wright. Shifty and thrifty as old Greek or modern Scot, there were few things he could not invent, and perhaps nothing he could not endure. C. Kingsley.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 June 2025
(adjective) having four equal sides and four right angles or forming a right angle; “a square peg in a round hole”; “a square corner”
In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.