shifty
adjective/ˈʃɪfti/
Frequency rank: #16,194 most common English word
Meaning
appearing deceitful or untrustworthy; behaving in a nervous and evasive way.
Example sentence
The detective grew suspicious of the shifty man who kept avoiding eye contact during questioning.
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