shiftiness

English

Etymology

From shifty +‎ -ness

Noun

shiftiness (countable and uncountable, plural shiftinesses)

1. (uncountable) The property of being shifty.
   • 1973, Socialist Review (volume 8, page 331)

     Mr. Henderson's chief trouble seems to be that he cannot forget his old shiftiness of views and his pendulum-like swingings between Liberalism and Independent Labourism […]

2. (countable, rare) The result or product of being shifty.

Translations

the property of being shifty

• Manx: lhoobaght f
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