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shiftlessly

shiftlessly adverb: in a shiftless manner.

Adverb

shiftlessly (comparative more shiftlessly, superlative most shiftlessly)

  1. In a shiftless manner.

Forms of shiftlessly

comparativemore shiftlessly
superlativemost shiftlessly

Origin of shiftlessly

From shiftless + -ly.

Questions about shiftlessly

What does shiftlessly mean?
Shiftlessly means in a shiftless manner.
What part of speech is shiftlessly?
Shiftlessly is an adverb.

Words near shiftlessly in the dictionary

  1. shifting the goalposts
  2. shiftingly
  3. shiftingness
  4. shiftings
  5. shiftless
  6. shiftlessly
  7. shiftlessness
  8. shiftlessnesses
  9. shiftlike
  10. shiftmate
  11. shiftmates

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