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Noun: shiftiness  shif-tee-nus
  1. The quality of being a slippery rascal
    - rascality, slipperiness, trickiness
     
  2. The quality of being changeable in direction
    "the shiftiness of the wind caused the boat to veer unpredictably"

Derived forms: shiftinesses

See also: shifty

Type of: changeability, changeableness, dishonesty

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