Synonyms for shiftless
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : shift-lis |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈʃɪft lɪs |
Top 10 synonyms for shiftless
Définition of shiftless
Origin :- "wanting in resources or energy and ability to shift for oneself," 1580s, from shift (n.1) in the sense "resources" + -less. Related: Shiftlessly; shiftlessness.
- adj lazy
- You're about the laziest and most shiftless man I ever came across.
- Extract from : « Paul Prescott's Charge » by Horatio Alger
- Was she condemned to be altogether useless, shiftless, unprofitable?
- Extract from : « In a Little Town » by Rupert Hughes
- Abner Dexter, on the other hand, was good-looking and shiftless.
- Extract from : « The Grammar School Boys of Gridley » by H. Irving Hancock
- But to have no time, no place, no order,—all going on in this shiftless way!
- Extract from : « Uncle Tom's Cabin » by Harriet Beecher Stowe
- The village life abounds with jokers, Shiftless, conscienceless and shrewd.
- Extract from : « Prairie Folks » by Hamlin Garland
- Am I responsible for those too shiftless to fend for themselves?
- Extract from : « Greener Than You Think » by Ward Moore
- Who has not noticed the power of love in an awkward, crabbed, shiftless, lazy man?
- Extract from : « How to Succeed » by Orison Swett Marden
- If we are idle and shiftless by choice, we shall be nerveless and powerless by necessity.
- Extract from : « How to Succeed » by Orison Swett Marden
- Paul, the shiftless one, the silent one, and Long Jim were there.
- Extract from : « The Eyes of the Woods » by Joseph A. Altsheler
- As for the Cranes—well, they were lazy and shiftless, for the most part.
- Extract from : « Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1909 to 1922 » by Lucy Maud Montgomery
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