Shifty (adjective)

  1. Acting in a dishonest or deceitful way.
  2. Unreliable, untrustworthy or evasive.

Origin:

The word "shifty" is likely from the old english word "sceift" which means "changeable" or "unreliable".

Examples:

  1. The salesman had a shifty look in his eye and I didn't trust him.
  2. He was known to be shifty and always looking for a way to cheat or deceive people.
  3. She had a shifty demeanor and it made everyone feel uneasy around her.
  4. His shifty attitude made it hard for the police to trust him as a witness.
  5. The politician had a shifty reputation and it made it hard for people to trust him.
Some random words: puffer, doubletalk, unspoken