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Shiftless

Shiftless Meaning & Definition
Shiftless Definition And Meaning

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

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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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