The meaning of Shifty

adjective

Clever or skilful, especially in a crafty or cunning way.

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Her artful wiles

adjective

Intelligent and skillful, esp. in persuading, sometimes without being completely honest

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His politics was an artful blend of high-minded patriotism and malicious gossip about his opponents…

adjective

Clever at achieving one's aims by indirect or deceitful methods.

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A crafty crook faked an injury to escape from prison

adjective

Skillful in argument but likely to be dishonest

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A crafty lawyer

adjective

Having or showing skill in achieving one's ends by deceit or evasion.

Usage examples:

A cunning look came into his eyes

noun

Skill in achieving one's ends by deceit.

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A statesman to whom cunning had come as second nature

adjective

Skillful in planning and ready to deceive people in order to get what you want

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A cunning scheme, they made their way safely back through enemy territory by stealth and cunning.

adjective

Guilty of or involving deceit; deceiving or misleading others.

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A deceitful politician

adjective

Marked by deliberate deceptiveness

adjective

Showing a skilful use of underhand tactics to achieve goals.

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He's as devious as a politician needs to be

adjective

Using indirect ways to get what you want, esp. without showing your real purpose

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Devious methods, they went by a devious route.

adjective

Using indirect ways to get what you want, especially without showing your real purpose

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Officials called the company 'devious and underhand'., management seems to have acted deviously and…

adjective

Behaving or prone to behave in an untrustworthy, deceitful, or insincere way.

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He was a dishonest hypocrite prepared to exploit his family

adjective

Not honest

Usage examples:

He’s been dishonest with us, and i’ll never trust him again.

noun

The act of cheating or tricking someone by hiding your real intentions

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Several high-ranking officials were named in the scandal, accused of fraud and double dealing.

adjective

Deceitful.

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A duplicitous philanderer

adjective

Involving duplicity

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A duplicitous traitor/spy/politician

adjective

Tending to avoid commitment or self-revelation, especially by responding only indirectly.

Usage examples:

She was evasive about her phone number

adjective

Not according with truth or fact; incorrect.

Usage examples:

He was feeding false information to his customers

adjective

(of things) not real, but made to look real, or (of information) not true but made to seem true in order to deceive

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Haban used false identification to enter france., the company presented clients with documents cont…

adjective

Not true or correct

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It is an offense to give false information on your application form., the wanted man is known to be…

adjective

Attempting to avoid notice or attention, typically because of guilt or a belief that discovery would lead to trouble; secretive.

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They spent a furtive day together

adjective

Done or acting secretly and quietly to avoid being noticed

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They exchanged furtive gestures and words of encouragement., she glanced furtively at the papers on…

adjective

Situated in or full of shade.

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Shady woods

adjective

Having or giving shade

Usage examples:

It’s nice and shady in front of the house., they’d been involved in shady real estate deals., he ha…

adjective

Likely to be illegal or dishonest

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The company got involved in some rather shady business deals., we always felt he was a very shady c…

adjective

(of a surface or object) difficult to hold firmly or stand on because it is smooth, wet, or slimy.

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Slippery ice

adjective

Sliding easily or causing something to slide because of being wet, smooth, or oily

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The sidewalks were slippery with ice., choosing the perfect juror can be a slippery matter., he is …

adjective

Furtive; sly.

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Sneaky, underhand tactics

adjective

Guilty of or involving betrayal or deception.

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A treacherous gestapo agent

adjective

Tending to betray

adjective

(of the ground or the sea) extremely dangerous, esp. because of bad weather conditions

Usage examples:

Freezing rain made driving treacherous., he was treacherous, or at least sneaky.

adjective

(of a task, problem, etc.) requiring care and skill because difficult or awkward.

Usage examples:

Applying eyeliner can be a tricky business

adjective

(of a piece of work or a problem) difficult to deal with and needing careful attention or skill

Usage examples:

Removing scar tissue can be a very tricky operation., he’s a tricky fellow – you can’t always trust…

adjective

Not to be trusted

Usage examples:

He’s a two-faced cheater.

adjective

Acting or done in a secret or dishonest way.

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Underhand dealings

adjective

(done) by moving the arm from back to front with the hand below shoulder level and with the inner part of the hand facing forward

Usage examples:

An underhand toss

adjective

Done secretly, and sometimes dishonestly, in order to achieve an advantage

Usage examples:

This is an underhand attempt to resume commercial whaling., insurers have been accused of using und…

adjective

Not able to be relied on as honest or truthful.

Usage examples:

Thomas considered her to be devious and untrustworthy

adjective

Skilled at gaining an advantage, especially deceitfully.

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His wily opponents

adjective

Quick to think of things, having a very good understanding of situations and possibilities, and often willing to use tricks to achieve an aim

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A wily hunter