shiftless
pronunciation
How to pronounce shiftless in British English:
UK [ˈʃɪftləs]
How to pronounce shiftless in American English:
US [ˈʃɪftlɪs]
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- Adjective:
- lacking or characterized by lack of ambition or initiative; lazy
Word Origin
- shiftless (adj.)
- "wanting in resources or energy and ability to shift for oneself," 1580s, from shift (n.1) in the sense "resources" + -less. Related: Shiftlessly; shiftlessness.
Synonym
Example
- 1. He 's lazy and shiftless .
- 2. The other has been lazy and shiftless .
- 3. He called the young people shiftless , lazy and good-for-nothing .
- 4. In retrospect , I was a sad little boy and a standard-issue , shiftless , egotistical , dejected teen-ager .
- 5. Don 't hang around that shiftless guy . You don 't know what he will do .