Associations to the word «Shifty»

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.
Charles de Gaulle