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Webster 1913 Edition
Shiftless
Shift′less
,Adj.
Destitute of expedients, or not using successful expedients; characterized by failure, especially by failure to provide for one’s own support, through negligence or incapacity; hence, lazy; improvident; thriftless;
– as, a
shiftless
fellow; shiftless
management. Shift′less-ly
, adv.
Shift′less-ness
, Noun.
Webster 1828 Edition
Shiftless
SHIFT'LESS
,Adj.