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shifty adjective [ ˈʃɪfti ]

• (of a person or their manner) appearing deceitful or evasive.
• "he had a shifty look about him"
Similar: devious, evasive, slippery, duplicitous, false, deceitful, underhand, untrustworthy, double-dealing, two-faced, Janus-faced, dishonest, shady, wily, crafty, cunning, tricky, sneaky, furtive, treacherous, artful, sly, scheming, contriving, snide, snidey, foxy, iffy, shonky,
Opposite: honest, open, trustworthy,
• constantly changing; shifting.
• "it was a close race in a shifty wind on smooth water"


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