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shiftless

adjective

lacking or characterized by lack of ambition or initiative

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Word Facts

Word length
9
Starts with
S
Ends with
S
Contains
HI
Scrabble score
15
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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adjective

  1. lacking or characterized by lack of ambition or initiative

    “a shiftless student”

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Example Sentences

a shiftless student
studied in a shiftless way
shiftless idle youth
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