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shirky

shirky adjective: disposed to shirk; tending to avoid work, obligations, etc.

Adjective

shirky (comparative more shirky, superlative most shirky)

  1. (colloquial) Disposed to shirk; tending to avoid work, obligations, etc.

Proper noun capitalized: Shirky

Shirky

  1. A surname.

Forms of shirky

comparativemore shirky
superlativemost shirky

Origin of shirky

From shirk + -y.

Words formed from shirky

Words that rhyme with shirky

Questions about shirky

What does shirky mean?
Shirky means disposed to shirk; tending to avoid work, obligations, etc.
What part of speech is shirky?
Shirky can be an adjective or a proper noun.

Words near shirky in the dictionary

  1. Shirkey
  2. Shirkeys
  3. shirking
  4. shirkings
  5. shirks
  6. shirky
  7. Shirky principle
  8. shirl
  9. Shirland
  10. Shirland and Higham
  11. shirled

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