Shifty (Adjective)
Meaning 1
Changing position or direction; "he drifted into the shifting crowd"; "their nervous shifting glances"; "shifty winds".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The ship navigated through shifty currents that made it hard to maintain a steady course.
- Shifty weather patterns made it difficult to plan a successful sailboat regatta.
- The hikers had to contend with shifty terrain that made every step a challenge.
- The pilot struggled to adjust to the shifty air pockets that were causing the plane to wobble.
- The driver was frustrated with the shifty gears in his old truck that seemed to slip out of place on their own.
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Meaning 2
Characterized by insincerity or deceit; evasive; "a devious character"; "shifty eyes".
Classification
All adjective clusters.