1.
[syn: rascality, shiftiness, slipperiness, trickiness]
2. the quality of being changeable in direction;
- Example: "the shiftiness of the wind caused the boat to veer unpredictably"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Shiftiness \Shift"i*ness\, n.
The quality or state of being shifty.
[1913 Webster]
Diplomatic shiftiness and political versatility. --J.
A. Syminds.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
shiftiness
n 1: the quality of being a slippery rascal [syn: rascality,
shiftiness, slipperiness, trickiness]
2: the quality of being changeable in direction; "the shiftiness
of the wind caused the boat to veer unpredictably"