What is the meaning of shifty?

adjective

  • Characterized by insincerity or deceit; evasive.
    • usage: "a devious character"; "shifty eyes"
  • Changing position or direction.
    • usage: "he drifted into the shifting crowd"; "their nervous shifting glances"; "shifty winds"
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