Shifty
adjective, shiftier, shiftiest.
1.
resourceful; fertile in expedients.
2.
given to or full of evasions; tricky.
3.
suggesting a deceptive or evasive character:
a shifty look.
adjective shiftier, shiftiest
1.
given to evasions; artful
2.
furtive in character or appearance
3.
full of expedients; resourceful
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