shiftier; shiftiest
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shifty politicians making deals to channel federal funds into their districts
shifty practices such as turning back the odometers on used cars
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Wade was an everyman, albeit a shifty one who could leap fearlessly toward the rim, pinball between larger defenders, and score.
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Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2024
And yet, and yet, and yet: The terrain of cowardice is shifty and paradoxical.
—Chris Walsh, Foreign Affairs, 17 June 2015
In the 24-3 loss, offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt called an end-around rush for a shifty gain of nine.
—Oliver Thomas, Forbes, 22 Sep. 2024
When Tóth arrives in the City of Brotherly Love, he’s welcomed by his cousin with open-ish arms (the shifty cousin is played by a brilliant Alessandro Nivola, whose beaming face betrays a war of attrition between loyalty and assimilation).
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 1 Sep. 2024
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Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2024
And yet, and yet, and yet: The terrain of cowardice is shifty and paradoxical.
—Chris Walsh, Foreign Affairs, 17 June 2015
In the 24-3 loss, offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt called an end-around rush for a shifty gain of nine.
—Oliver Thomas, Forbes, 22 Sep. 2024
When Tóth arrives in the City of Brotherly Love, he’s welcomed by his cousin with open-ish arms (the shifty cousin is played by a brilliant Alessandro Nivola, whose beaming face betrays a war of attrition between loyalty and assimilation).
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 1 Sep. 2024
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“Shifty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shifty. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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