Related Words for shifty

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devious
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Adjective, Adjective
untrustworthy
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Adjective, Adjective
sneaky
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Adjective
wily
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Adjective
shady
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Adjective
evasive
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Adjective
deceptively
x/xx
Adverb
twitchy
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Adjective
cagey
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Adjective
dodgy
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Adjective
sleazy
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Adjective
roguish
xx
Adjective
conniving
x/x
Noun
suspiciously
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Adverb
jumpy
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Adjective
deceitful
x/x
Adjective
crooked
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Adjective
treacherous
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Adjective
menacing
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Adjective
shrewd
/
Adjective
truculent
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Adjective
manipulative
x/xxx
Adjective
dishonest
x/x
Adjective
duplicitous
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Adjective
shadowy
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Adjective
cunning
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Adjective
lanky
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Adjective
furtive
/x
Adjective
dopey
/x
Name
unscrupulous
x/xx
Adjective
sinister
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Adjective
slimy
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Noun
nimble
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Adjective
slippery
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Adjective
avaricious
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Adjective
bumbling
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Adjective
goofy
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Noun
surly
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Adjective
affable
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Adjective
swarthy
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Adjective
questionable
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Adjective
clumsy
/x
Adjective
unfriendly
x/x
Adjective
dumpy
/x
Adjective
inscrutable
x/xx
Adjective
impish
/x
Adjective
mischievous
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Adjective
beguiling
x/x
Adjective
domineering
xx/x
Adjective
dubious
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Adjective
nefarious
x/xx
Adjective
enigmatic
xx/x
Adjective
shaky
/x
Adjective
malevolent
x/xx
Adjective
scheming
/x
Noun
slick
/
Noun
nasty
/x
Adjective
sloppy
/x
Adjective
flaky
/x
Noun
flighty
/x
Adjective
indecisive
xx/x
Adjective
pushy
/x
Adjective
unstable
x/x
Adjective
sketchy
/x
Adjective
pugnacious
x/x
Adjective
creepy
/x
Adjective
wiry
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Adjective
ruthless
/x
Adjective
predatory
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Adjective
stealthy
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Adjective
rangy
/x
Adjective
strange
/
Adjective
foxy
/x
Name
weird
/
Adjective
swaggering
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Verb
gruff
/
Adjective
fishy
/x
Adjective
seductive
x/x
Adjective
opportunistic
xxx/x
Adjective
unnerving
x/x
Adjective
suave
/
Adjective
trickster
/x
Noun
pudgy
/x
Noun
weasel
/x
Noun
dirty
/x
Adjective
freaky
/x
Noun
tricky
/x
Adjective
murderous
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Adjective
oddball
/x
Noun
lecherous
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Adjective
wobbly
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Adjective
underhanded
/x/x
Adjective
ambiguous
x/xx
Adjective
skittish
/x
Adjective
versatile
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Adjective
temperamental
xx/x
Adjective
wiggly
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Name
fluctuating
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Adjective
agile
/x
Adjective
sinuous
/x
Adjective
freakish
/x
Adjective
slinky
/x
Name
protean
x/x
Adjective
wavy
/x
Adjective
moody
/x
Name
voluble
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Adjective
zigzagging
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Verb
fitful
/x
Adjective
saccadic
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Adjective
jazzy
/x
Name
quicksilver
//x
Noun
crafty
/x
Adjective
winding
/x
Verb
sidelong
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Adjective
rocky
/x
Name
roving
/x
Adjective
slant
/
Noun
glances
/x
Noun
eyes
/
Noun
gaze
/
Noun
sands
/
Noun
look
/
Noun, Verb
politician
xx/x
Noun
grin
/
Noun
fast
/
Adverb
lot
/
Noun
fellow
/x
Noun
tactics
/x
Noun
character
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Noun
sort
/
Noun
creature
/x
Noun
smile
/
Noun
adhering
x/x
Verb
advanced
x/
Adjective
amends
x/
Noun
amidships
x/x
Adverb
aperture
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Noun
arid
/x
Adjective
arrogant
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Adjective
avail
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Noun, Verb, Adjective
back
/
Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb
batten
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
baud
/
Noun
be
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
beck
/
Name, Verb
behind
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Adverb, Adjective, Noun
bench
/
Noun, Verb
bend
/
Noun, Verb
bobbin
/x
Noun
despicable
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
forgiving
x/x
Adjective, Noun
honesty
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Noun
humorless
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Adjective
likeable
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Adjective
queer
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb
secretive
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Adjective
shy
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
slip
/
Noun, Verb
stealth
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
timid
/x
Adjective
wary
/x
Adjective
bulletproof
/xx
Adjective, Verb
die
/
Verb, Noun
shirtless
/x
Adjective
milestone
/x
Noun, Verb