shiftiness

IPA: ʃˈɪftinʌs

noun

  • (uncountable) The property of being shifty.
  • (countable, rare) The result or product of being shifty.
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Examples of "shiftiness" in Sentences

  • The want of "shiftiness" is a national characteristic.
  • If I had to put it into a word, I’d go with "shiftiness".
  • The present shiftiness, circumlocution and evasion is doing the party nothing but harm.
  • An Edmonton, Alberta native, Comrie's scoring ability and just plain shiftiness has been well documented.
  • But he also displayed the shiftiness that had USC people comparing him to Reggie Bush, his immediate predecessor at that program.
  • It is true that he has a certain rapidity, which somebody calls "shiftiness," of resolution and of performance, which gets him out of his scrapes as rapidly as he gets in.
  • "shiftiness" of the eye which was far from inspiring confidence, and with a trick of the tongue which suggested that his baptismal certificate probably bore the name of Anthony Martin.
  • Then there was some more shiftiness over whether he'll release his tax returns – and Romney got away with a non-answer that basically said he'd think about doing it if he was the nominee.

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