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shifty

/ˈʃɪfti/

Meanings
adjective
Subject to frequent changes in direction.

Examples :

"The young boy's route home from school was shifty, changing each day depending on which friend he was walking with. "
character attitude

Related Words

Illustration dishonest

dishonest adjective

/dɪˈsɒnɪst/ /dɨˈsɑnɪst/

Not honest.

"The student was being dishonest when he claimed he didn't cheat on the test, even though he was looking at his neighbor's paper. "

Illustration expedients

expedients noun

/ɪkˈspiːdiənts/ /ɛkˈspiːdiənts/

A method or means for achieving a particular result, especially when direct or efficient; a resource.

"Since the printer was broken and the deadline was looming, we used expedients like taking pictures of the document with our phones and emailing them to the professor. "

Illustration appearance

appearance noun

/əˈpɪəɹəns/ /əˈpɪɹəns/

The act of appearing or coming into sight; the act of becoming visible to the eye.

"His sudden appearance surprised me."

Illustration resourceful

resourceful adjective

/rɪˈsɔːrsfəl/ /rɪˈsɔːrsfʊl/

Capable or clever; able to put available resources to efficient or ingenious use; using materials at hand wisely or efficiently.

"With a resourceful use of space and a fresh coat of paint, the room became a pleasant library with a comfortable seating area."

Illustration remarkably

remarkably adverb

/ɹɪˈmɑːkəbli/ /ɹɪˈmɑɹkəbli/

(manner) In a remarkable manner.

"He performed the piece remarkably, offering novel interpretations to its nearly cliched passages."

Illustration assignment

assignment noun

/əˈsaɪnmənt/ /æˈsaɪnmənt/

The act of assigning; the allocation of a job or a set of tasks.

"This flow chart represents the assignment of tasks in our committee."

Illustration direction

direction noun

/d(a)ɪˈɹɛk.ʃən/

A theoretical line (physically or mentally) followed from a point of origin or towards a destination. May be relative (e.g. up, left, outbound, dorsal), geographical (e.g. north), rotational (e.g. clockwise), or with respect to an object or location (e.g. toward Boston).

"Keep going in the same direction."

Illustration unreliable

unreliable adjective

/ˌʌnrɪˈlaɪəbl/ /ˌʌnlɪˈlaɪəbl/

Not reliable.

"My old car is unreliable; it often breaks down on the way to work. "

Illustration explained

explained verb

/ɪkˈspleɪnd/

To make plain, manifest, or intelligible; to clear of obscurity; to illustrate the meaning of.

"To explain a chapter of the Bible."

Illustration character

character noun

/ˈkæɹəktə/ /ˈkæɹəktɚ/

A being involved in the action of a story.

"The main character in the school play was a brave student. "

Illustration depending

depending verb

/dɪˈpɛndɪŋ/ /diˈpɛndɪŋ/

(followed by on or upon, formerly also by of) To be contingent or conditioned; to have something as a necessary condition; to hinge on.

"We would like to go skiing, but it depends on the amount of snow."

Illustration difficult

difficult verb

/ˈdɪfɪkəlt/

To make difficult; to impede; to perplex.

"The complicated instructions on the new software difficult me from completing the project on time. "