shifty
Example Sentences
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“I see what you mean. He looks shifty,” Mrs. Tarbox said.
From Literature
Trying to look manly and tough when your entire regime, from the top on down, consists of shifty characters with a wide range of obvious personality disorders might seem like a categorical error.
From Salon
On the hunt for her next scoop—“the kind of thing people kill for”—she makes an appointment with a shifty potential source.
She has a knack for heightening moments and introducing characters that range from sad, weird loners to shifty and overconfident schemers.
From Los Angeles Times
Autumn’s eyes grow shifty, darting back and forth between me, Ama, and Woo.
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
