shiftiness — English Dictionary

Noun

1. The property of being shifty.

   Usage

   • Uncountable

   Examples

   More examples (1)

   Mr. Henderson's chief trouble seems to be that he cannot forget his old shiftiness of views and his pendulum-like swingings between Liberalism and Independent Labourism[…]

2. The result or product of being shifty.

   Usage

   • Countable
   • Rare

   Examples

   I had the grace or humility sometimes to see myself as a mass of shiftinesses; a few dogmas might help to steady me.

Noun

1. the quality of being a slippery rascal

   Synonyms

   rascalityslipperinesstrickiness

   Broader terms

   dishonesty

2. the quality of being changeable in direction

   Broader terms

   changeablenesschangeability

   Examples

   the shiftiness of the wind caused the boat to veer unpredictably