SHIFTIER

SHIFTY

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


Adjective

shiftier

comparative form of shifty

Anagrams

• shit fire, shitfire

Source: Wiktionary


SHIFTY

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



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Word of the Day

6 June 2025

PUNGENCY

(noun) wit having a sharp and caustic quality; “he commented with typical pungency”; “the bite of satire”


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Coffee Trivia

In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.

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