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shiftful

shiftful adjective: habitually travelling; itinerant.

Adjective

shiftful (comparative more shiftful, superlative most shiftful)

  1. Habitually travelling; itinerant.
    • Throughout his shiftful life he was a man of small means but many friends.

Forms of shiftful

comparativemore shiftful
superlativemost shiftful

Origin of shiftful

From shift + -ful.

Words formed from shiftful

Questions about shiftful

What does shiftful mean?
Shiftful means habitually travelling; itinerant.
What part of speech is shiftful?
Shiftful is an adjective.

Words near shiftful in the dictionary

  1. shifter cart
  2. shifter carts
  3. shifters
  4. shiftest
  5. shifteth
  6. shiftful
  7. shiftfulness
  8. shiftier
  9. shiftiest
  10. shiftily
  11. shiftin'

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