Meaning
- Subject to frequent changes in direction.
- Moving from one object to another; not looking directly and steadily at the person with whom one is speaking.
- (idiomatic, informal) Having the appearance of being dishonest, criminal, or unreliable.
- Resourceful; full of, or ready with, shifts or expedients.
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʃɪfti/
Etymology
From shift + -y.
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