- shift|i|ness
- shift|i|ness «SHIHF tee nihs», noun.the character or quality of being shifty; sneakiness.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
shift|i|ness
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shift´less|ness — shift|less «SHIHFT lihs», adjective. lazy; inefficient: »Going to hunt up her shiftless husband at the inn (Thomas Hardy). –shift´less|ly, adverb. –shift´less|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… … English syllables
shift — shift; shift·abil·i·ty; shift·able; shift·er; shift·ful; shift·i·ly; shift·i·ness; shift·less; shift·man; make·shift; blue·shift·ed; make·shift·ness; shift·less·ly; shift·less·ness; … English syllables
shift´less|ly — shift|less «SHIHFT lihs», adjective. lazy; inefficient: »Going to hunt up her shiftless husband at the inn (Thomas Hardy). –shift´less|ly, adverb. –shift´less|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
shift|less — «SHIHFT lihs», adjective. lazy; inefficient: »Going to hunt up her shiftless husband at the inn (Thomas Hardy). –shift´less|ly, adverb. –shift´less|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
fleet´ness — fleet1 «fleet», noun. 1. a) a group of warships, naval aircraft, personnel, and bases under one command: »The sixth fleet is based in San Francisco. b) a group of warships engaged in a single mission. c) the entire navy of a nation or allied… … Useful english dictionary
i´dle|ness — i|dle «Y duhl», adjective, i|dler, i|dlest, verb, i|dled, i|dling. –adj. 1. doing nothing; not busy; not working; unoccupied; unemployed: »idle hands, idle machines, idle hours of a holiday. Give me some help; don t just stand there idle … Useful english dictionary
shiftiness — shift·i·ness … English syllables
shiftlessness — shift·less·ness … English syllables
shifty — shift•y [[t]ˈʃɪf ti[/t]] adj. shift•i•er, shift•i•est 1) resourceful; fertile in expedients 2) evasive; crafty 3) suggesting an evasive nature: a shifty look[/ex] • Etymology: 1560–70 shift′i•ly, adv. shift′i•ness, n … From formal English to slang
