HyperDic: shiftless

English > 1 sense of the word shiftless:
ADJECTIVEallshiftlesslacking or characterized by lack of ambition or initiative
shiftless > pronunciation
Soundsshih'ftlihs
Rhymesabyss ... worthiness: 194 rhymes with ihs...
English > shiftless: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaninglacking or characterized by lack of ambition or initiative; lazy.
Examples
  • "a shiftless student"
  • "studied in a shiftless way"
Broaderunambitious, ambitionlessHaving little desire for success / success or achievement
Nounsshiftlessnessa failure to be active as a consequence of lack of initiative or ambition

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