shiftless Meaning, Definition & Usage
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adjective satellite lacking or characterized by lack of ambition or initiative; lazy
- a shiftless student
- studied in a shiftless way
WordNet
Shift"less adjective
Definitions
Destitute of expedients, or not using successful expedients; characterized by failure, especially by failure to provide for one's own support, through negligence or incapacity; hence, lazy; improvident; thriftless; --as, a shiftless fellow;shiftless management.Shift"less*ly , adv. --Shift"less*ness , n.