shiftless

(shĭft'lĭs)
adj.

1. 1. Lacking ambition or purpose; lazy: a shiftless student.
   2. Characterized by a lack of ambition or energy: studied in a shiftless way.
2. Lacking resourcefulness or efficiency; incompetent.

[SHIFT, expedient + -LESS.]

shiftlessly shift'less·ly adv.
shiftlessness shift'less·ness n.

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adjective

Resistant to exertion and activity: fainéant, idle, indolent, lazy, slothful, sluggard, sluggish. Informal do-nothing. Idioms: bone lazy. See action/inaction, industrious/lazy.

adj

Definition: lazy
Antonyms: enthusiastic, enterprising

For a list of words related to shiftless, see:

• Inert, Lazy, Tired, or Insensate

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - slap, uduelig

Nederlands (Dutch)
inefficiënt, lui

Français (French)
adj. - apathique, paresseux, qui manque d'ambition

Deutsch (German)
adj. - unbeholfen, unfähig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - νωθρός, ανεπρόκοπος

Italiano (Italian)
inconcludente

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - imprevidente, incapaz, ineficaz

Русский (Russian)
бестолковый, беспомощный, инертный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - perezoso, vago, indolente

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - hjälplös, opraktisk, oduglig, lat

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
无志气的, 得过且过的, 偷懒的, 无办法的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 無志氣的, 得過且過的, 偷懶的, 無辦法的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 무능한, 야심이 없는, 게으른

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - いくじのない, 不甲斐ない, 無策な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) كسول, عديم ألحيله أو ألتدبير‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮נטול-תושייה, עצלן, לא-יוצלח‬

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