Associations to the word «Shiftiness»
Noun
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Wiktionary
SHIFTINESS, noun. (uncountable) The property of being shifty.
SHIFTINESS, noun. (countable) (rare) The result or product of being shifty.
Dictionary definition
SHIFTINESS, noun. The quality of being a slippery rascal.
SHIFTINESS, noun. The quality of being changeable in direction; "the shiftiness of the wind caused the boat to veer unpredictably".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.