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The thing about villains is most people play them with the shifty eyes and all that, whereas I play them as good guys. 'Cos everyone thinks they're a goodie, don't they?
Ray Winstone

Meaning of "shifty" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SHIFTY

shifty  [ˈʃɪftɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SHIFTY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Shifty is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SHIFTY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of shifty in the English dictionary

The first definition of shifty in the dictionary is given to evasions; artful. Other definition of shifty is furtive in character or appearance. Shifty is also full of expedients; resourceful.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SHIFTY


biosafety
ˌbaɪəʊˈseɪftɪ
clifty
ˈklɪftɪ
drifty
ˈdrɪftɪ
fifty
ˈfɪftɪ
LD50
ˌɛlˌdiːˈfɪftɪ
nifty
ˈnɪftɪ
rifty
ˈrɪftɪ
safety
ˈseɪftɪ
snifty
ˈsnɪftɪ
supersafety
ˌsuːpərˈseɪftɪ
swiftie
ˈswɪftɪ
swifty
ˈswɪftɪ
thrifty
ˈθrɪftɪ
unsafety
ʌnˈseɪftɪ
unthrifty
ʌnˈθrɪftɪ
wifty
ˈwɪftɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SHIFTY

shift lock
shift register
shift worker
shiftable
shifter
shiftier
shiftiest
shiftily
shiftiness
shifting
shifting cultivation
shifting sands
shifting spanner
shiftless
shiftlessly
shiftlessness
shiftstick
shiftwork
shifty-eyed
shifty-looking

WORDS THAT END LIKE SHIFTY

ability
activity
arty-crafty
authority
availability
beauty
busty
capacity
celebrity
city
come to the party
drafty
fifty-fifty
hefty
lefty
lofty
outcrafty
shufty
toplofty
tufty

Synonyms and antonyms of shifty in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SHIFTY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «shifty» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of shifty

Translation of «shifty» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SHIFTY

Find out the translation of shifty to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of shifty from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «shifty» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

变化的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

furtivo
570 millions of speakers

English

shifty
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कुटिल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ماكِر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

переменчивый
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

trapaceiro
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চতুর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sournois
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Beralih
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

verstohlen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

あてにならない
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

교활해 보이는
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Shifty
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

có vẻ không lương thiện
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நேர்மையற்ற
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अविचारी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kaypak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sfuggente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

niebudzący zaufania
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

хитрий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pișicher
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πολυμήχανος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

louche
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

opålitlig
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

upålitelig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of shifty

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SHIFTY»

The term «shifty» is quite widely used and occupies the 44.748 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SHIFTY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about shifty

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4 QUOTES WITH «SHIFTY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word shifty.
1
Kate Beckinsale
I love my fan base because they never high-five me; they always get really shifty and hide. Adam Sandler's fan base are like, 'Hey!' and high-five him and want to hang out, but mine go behind pillars and get really freaked out.
2
Dave Franco
I'm a small shifty kind of guy.
3
Joshua Prager
I am not the paraplegic seated permanently in his chair or the able-bodied person on her feet. Identity for a hemiplegic is a shifty thing.
4
Ray Winstone
The thing about villains is most people play them with the shifty eyes and all that, whereas I play them as good guys. 'Cos everyone thinks they're a goodie, don't they?

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SHIFTY»

Discover the use of shifty in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to shifty and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Shifty
Lynne E. Hazen has created a fast-paced, page-turning plot full of surprises and warmth. From the Hardcover edition.
Lynn E. Hazen, 2011
2
Shifty's War: The Authorized Biography of Sergeant Darrell ...
Shifty’s War is a tale of heroism and adventure, of a soldier’s blood-filled days fighting his way from the shores of France to the heartland of Germany, and the epic story of how one man’s skills as a sharpshooter and engagingly ...
Marcus Brotherton, 2011
3
Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam
Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam are two hapless robber dogs who decide on career change after one bungled burglary too many - proving that crime doesn't pay, but cupcakes certainly do!
Tracey Corderoy, 2013
4
The Lilac Fairy : The Shifty Lad and Other Stories
This book contains 19 such tales. Coming from all quarters of the world, including France, England, Germany, Denmark and Romania, the stories provide rich insight into the lives and cultures of different peoples.
Andrew Lang, 2010
5
Shifty Business
Greg Trine. 77 100 1 Ia ./ = / ,j 9 TM (Fimfi TSUYIQmi. (MPTEF l2: (MPTEF l5: ( MPTEF I'lr (kQPTCFISI (kaPTtrle: (kaPTtrl1: (kaPTtr H: A/v—C/voo! Curses! Boxing Skills Goose Bumps Shifty Business Whale of a Problem IOIBOOM'
Greg Trine, 2013
6
Processing: Creative Coding and Computational Art
-h/2 + shiftY, -d/2 + shiftZ); shiftX, shiftX, shiftX, h + h + -h/2 + shiftY, d + shiftZ); shiftY, d + shiftZ); shiftY, -d/2 + shiftZ); vertex(-w/2 + shiftX, -h/2 + shiftY, -d/2 + shiftZ); vertex(w + shiftX, -h/2 + shiftY, -d/2 + shiftZ); vertex(w + shiftX, h + shiftY, -d /2 + ...
Ira Greenberg, 2007
7
Shifty Characters
"Shifty Characters" invites early readers into the world of change from a lyrical, language-arts point of view. The story subtly segues into how God can transform character even in children.
Shirley Francis-Salley, 2010
8
A Fine Italian Hand: A Shifty Lou Anderson Mystery
In Milan, Italy, for a meeting of the International Brotherhood of Magicians, Shifty Lou Anderson investigates the beating and rape of a beautiful American model, a crime in which the scion of one of Italy's most powerful--and corrupt- ...
William Murray, 1996
9
Southern Manhood: Perspectives on Masculinity in the Old South
iet me introduce you to some shifty characters. Consider Ned Brace, respectable citizen of antebellum Georgia, circa 1830. Brace dressed well, spoke good English, and made friends easily. He was also a practical joker extraordinaire who ...
Craig Thompson Friend, Lorri Glover, 2004
10
Cloudstreet by Tim Winton
Sam wakes up the day he loses his hand and he 'felt the shifty shadow of God lurking about' (my italics). Rose too, 'knew something bad was going to happen' ( my italics). Dolly blames the shifty shadow's alter ego: 'Lady Luck, you rotten slut'.
Sarah Rutherford, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SHIFTY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term shifty is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Laser European and Worlds – Two races sailed in light and shifty
2015 Laser European and World Championships – Day 3 at the Laser and Laser Radial Europeans was governed by shifty winds of 30 degrees or more and ... «Sail World, Jul 15»
2
A shifty, socially engineered budget – and too clever by half
George Osborne outside No 11 Downing Street on budget day. George Osborne: not exactly 'back in the black' in this budget. Photograph: Rupert Hartley/Rex ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
3
Fox News is covering for the Duggars: With shifty language and half …
It's the new “homicide bomber” — Fox News Channel's shifty alternate term for “suicide bomber.” Throughout the Bush years, we witnessed the entrenching of ... «Salon, Jun 15»
4
Shifty Business: Howard feels sting of Cards' defense
ST. LOUIS • The one time Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Ryan Howard found a way to defy the defense the Cardinals kept throwing at him Wednesday night ... «STLtoday.com, Apr 15»
5
Speedy And Shifty, Loren Mutch Leads Pack Of New Roller Derby …
Loren Mutch was named MVP of the WFTDA championships last year after leading Rose City all the way to the final. Safe to say, she won't be sneaking up on ... «ESPN, Apr 15»
6
This Shifty USB Drive Is Rigged to Fry Your Computer
If you're a mischief-maker of a certain age, you'll remember the idea of the floppy disk bomb, a specially engineered floppy disk that would supposedly melt ... «Gizmodo, Mar 15»
7
Pocket Casts Gets Its Big Material Makeover in V5.0
Shifty Jelly, makers of popular podcasting app, Pocket Casts, released version 5.0 of the app this afternoon. The update, as you may have been anticipating, ... «Droid Life, Mar 15»
8
RocJocks: Harold 'Shifty' Gears was softball legend
By day, he was a bespectacled sheet metal worker at Eastman Kodak Co. At night, Harold "Shifty" Gears was one of the all-time great softball pitchers. «Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, Dec 14»
9
Shifty September: celebrating a unique guerrilla musical legacy
In the early 1980s, a small graphic of a caravan parked on a vinyl record was the logo of the pioneering, independent record label, Shifty. It came to represent ... «Daily Maverick, Sep 14»
10
Shifty Adventures In Nookie Wood Maria Schurr , October 9th, 2012 …
In a year that has seen excellent offerings from elder statesmen and women, such as Patti Smith, Paul Weller and Michael Gira, John Cale's Shifty Adventures In ... «The Quietus, Oct 12»

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