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Meaning of 'shiftless' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Shiftless [ a.]
- Destitute of expedients, or not using successful expedients; characterized by failure, especially by failure to provide for one's own support, through negligence or incapacity; hence, lazy; improvident; thriftless; as, a shiftless fellow; shiftless management.

Meaning of 'shiftless' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . shiftless [ s]
Meaning (1):
- lacking or characterized by lack of ambition or initiative; lazy
Example in sentence:
  • a shiftless student;
  • studied in a shiftless way

Nearby Words:

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