sheisty

American  

[shahyst-ee] / ˈʃaɪst i /

adjective

1. Informal. not legitimate or trustworthy; dishonest, shady, or otherwise questionable.

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Other Word Forms

• sheistily adverb

Example Sentences

“Within the ranks of the United States Congress, there’s felons galore, there’s people with all sorts of sheisty backgrounds, and all of a sudden George Santos is the Mary Magdalene of the United States Congress,” Mr. Santos said.

From Washington Times

Pooh Sheisty, “Back in Blood” The new pride of Memphis rap more than lives up to his Tennessee hometown’s gothic native sound.

From Los Angeles Times

In others, Pooh Sheisty asks to see where jewelry is cleaned, then takes a stab at doing the job himself.

From New York Times

Steve went on, “If you only expose yourself to whatever everybody else does, you’ll never create anything new. I think that’s what got your brother: He couldn’t see any other way out of here besides dealing. Got caught up in that street lifestyle, like that sheisty Rockit and all them.”

From Literature

Luckily, a sheisty new lawyer comes into his life.

From Los Angeles Times