From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishshiftyshift‧y /ˈʃɪfti/ adjective informal DISHONESTlooking dishonest He looks a bit shifty to me. shifty eyes —shiftily adverb
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shifty• She regarded him suspiciously, but couldn't find anything shifty about him.• There's something shifty about that guy.• The plot gets muddied with the whose-been-sleeping-with-whom scenario and much shifty eye gazing.• A thin, elegant man with shifty eyes and a high, unpleasant voice, Wood exuded a restless, hurried air.• a shifty, fast-talking lawyer• There were tough groups from Alabama, shifty men from New York, all kinds from all over.• But a shifty, rather criminal smirk, lingered in her eyes.• His only chance is to outsmart Koch's crew in shifty winds. 