shiftless
adjective
lacking in resourcefulness; inefficient; lazy.
shiftlessness
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a word derived from
shiftless.
Example Sentences
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Diversions visually suppressed shiftlessness or illicitness, or anything a bouncer had been instructed to keep out of a club.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2023
If you were satisfied with taking on all duties, and your hubby’s shiftlessness, you wouldn’t have written in.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 9, 2023
Last Man on Earth works subtly and seamlessly as a critique of a certain kind of contemporary shiftlessness.
From Slate ● Feb. 26, 2015
Speaking to a small group of students and instructors at Renton Technical College, Biden acknowledged “the middle class is hurting,” but said he gets angry at those who accuse out-of-work people of shiftlessness.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 9, 2014
She saw such behavior as a troubling sign of the rising shiftlessness of the age.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
