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shifty-eyed

shifty-eyed adjective: giving the impression of being dishonest, especially signified by avoiding eye contact.

Adjective

shifty-eyed (comparative more shifty-eyed, superlative most shifty-eyed)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) Giving the impression of being dishonest, especially signified by avoiding eye contact.

Forms of shifty-eyed

comparativemore shifty-eyed
superlativemost shifty-eyed

Questions about shifty-eyed

What does shifty-eyed mean?
Shifty-eyed means giving the impression of being dishonest, especially signified by avoiding eye contact.
What part of speech is shifty-eyed?
Shifty-eyed is an adjective.

Words near shifty-eyed in the dictionary

  1. shiftwork
  2. shiftworker
  3. shiftworkers
  4. shiftworking
  5. shifty
  6. shifty-eyed
  7. shiftyness
  8. shifu
  9. shifus
  10. shig
  11. Shig Shag Day

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