shifty

Other forms of shifty

comparative or superlative

shiftier

comparative or superlative

shiftiest

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about shifty

What does shifty mean?

shifty means "characterized by insincerity or deceit; evasive". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in shifty?

shifty has 2 syllables: shif-ty. The stress falls on "shif". In IPA it is /ˈʃɪfti/.

What is another word for shifty?

Close synonyms include devious, shifting. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is shifty a common word?

shifty is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.