Shifty — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

characterized by insincerity or deceit; evasive

changing position or direction

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʃˈɪfti/

🇬🇧British English

/ʃˈɪfti/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʃˈɪfti/

2 syllables Say it as /ʃˈɪfti/.

Examples

a devious character
shifty eyes
he drifted into the shifting crowd

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

shifting devious

Parts of Speech

adjective	characterized by insincerity or deceit; evasive “a devious character”
adjective	changing position or direction “he drifted into the shifting crowd”

Word Forms

deviousness	noun	the quality of being deceitful and underhanded
shiftiness	noun	the quality of being a slippery rascal
shift	noun	the act of moving from one place to another

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

zwielichtig

gekennzeichnet durch Unaufrichtigkeit oder Täuschung; ausweichend

🇫🇷French

sournois

caractérisé par le manque de sincérité ou la tromperie; évasif

🇪🇸Spanish

sospechoso

caracterizado por falta de sinceridad o engaño; evasivo

🇮🇹Italian

sfuggente

caratterizzato da insincerità o inganno; evasivo

🇳🇱Dutch

wisselvallig

gekenmerkt door onoprechtheid of bedrog; ontwijkend

🇵🇹Portuguese

astuto

caracterizado por falta de sinceridade ou engano; evasivo

🇷🇺Russian

хитрый

характеризуются неискренностью или лживостью; уклончивый

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कुटिल

जिद या धोखे की विशेषता; कपटपूर्ण

🇧🇩Bengali

নড়বড়ে

অকৃতজ্ঞতা বা প্রতারণা দ্বারা চিহ্নিত করা; এড়িয়ে যাওয়া

🇮🇳Tamil

மாறக்கூடிய

நேர்மையற்ற தன்மை அல்லது வஞ்சகத்தால் வகைப்படுத்தப்படுகிறது; தவிர்க்கும்

🇮🇳Telugu

మారేడు

చిత్తశుద్ధి లేదా మోసం ద్వారా వర్గీకరించబడింది; తప్పించుకునే

🇮🇳Marathi

हलकट

निष्ठा किंवा कपट द्वारे दर्शविले; टाळाटाळ करणारा

🇮🇳Gujarati

શિફ્ટી

નિષ્ઠા અથવા કપટ દ્વારા વર્ગીકૃત થયેલ; ટાળી શકાય તેવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ಥಳಾಂತರದ

ಅಪ್ರಬುದ್ಧತೆ ಅಥವಾ ವಂಚನೆಯಿಂದ ನಿರೂಪಿಸಲ್ಪಟ್ಟಿದೆ; ತಪ್ಪಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചലിക്കുന്ന

ആത്മാർത്ഥതയില്ലാത്ത അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വഞ്ചനയുടെ സ്വഭാവം; ഒഴിഞ്ഞുമാറുന്ന

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸ਼ਿਫਟੀ

ਬੇਈਮਾਨੀ ਜਾਂ ਧੋਖੇ ਨਾਲ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਤਾ; ਬਚਣ ਵਾਲਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

متزلزل

بے ایمانی یا دھوکہ دہی کی خصوصیت؛ ٹال مٹول کرنے والا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

狡猾的

以不诚实或欺骗为特征；回避的

🇯🇵Japanese

変な

不誠実または欺瞞を特徴とする。回避的な

🇰🇷Korean

변덕스러운

불성실함이나 속임수가 특징입니다. 둘러대는

🇻🇳Vietnamese

gian xảo

đặc trưng bởi sự không thành thật hoặc lừa dối; lảng tránh

🇹🇭Thai

ฉลาด

มีลักษณะไม่จริงใจหรือหลอกลวง หลีกเลี่ยง

🇮🇩Indonesian

licik

ditandai dengan ketidaktulusan atau penipuan; mengelak

🇵🇭Filipino

palipat-lipat

nailalarawan sa pamamagitan ng kawalan ng katapatan o panlilinlang; umiiwas

🇲🇾Malay

berubah-ubah

dicirikan oleh tidak ikhlas atau penipuan; mengelak

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

داهية

تتميز بعدم الإخلاص أو الخداع؛ مراوغ

🇮🇷Persian

متحول

با عدم صداقت یا فریب مشخص می شود. گریزان

🇹🇷Turkish

kurnaz

samimiyetsizlik veya aldatma ile karakterize edilen; kaçamak

🇮🇱Hebrew

עַרמוּמִי

מאופיין בחוסר כנות או הונאה; מִתחַמֵק

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The primary meaning of 'shifty' is 'characterized by insincerity or deceit; evasive'.

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