SHIFTLESS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Lacking or characterized by lack of ambition or initiative; lazy

Example:

studied in a shiftless way

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

ambitionless; unambitious (having little desire for success or achievement)

Derivation:

shiftlessness (a failure to be active as a consequence of lack of initiative or ambition)

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