Associations to the word «Shifty»
Noun
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Wiktionary
SHIFTY, adjective. Having the appearance of someone dishonest, criminal or unreliable; such as someone with shifty eyes.
SHIFTY, adjective. Subject to frequent changes in direction.
SHIFTY, adjective. Full of, or ready with, shifts or expedients.
Dictionary definition
SHIFTY, adjective. Characterized by insincerity or deceit; evasive; "a devious character"; "shifty eyes".
SHIFTY, adjective. Changing position or direction; "he drifted into the shifting crowd"; "their nervous shifting glances"; "shifty winds".
Wise words
Since a politician never believes what he says, he is quite
surprised to be taken at his word.