About The Word Shiftless
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Shiftless
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What's The Definition Of Shiftless?
[adj] lacking or characterized by lack of ambition or initiative; lazy; "a shiftless student"; "studied in a shiftless way"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Shiftless: ambitionless | unambitious Related Terms | Find terms related to Shiftless: See Also | Shiftless In Webster's Dictionary \Shift"less\, a.
Destitute of expedients, or not using successful expedients;
characterized by failure, especially by failure to provide
for one's own support, through negligence or incapacity;
hence, lazy; improvident; thriftless; as, a shiftless fellow;
shiftless management. -- {Shift"less*ly}, adv. --
{Shift"less*ness}, n.
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