Shifty and Thieving

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Shifty adjective - Given to acting in secret and to concealing one's intentions.

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Thieving and shifty are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Thieving" instead an adjective "Shifty".

Nearby Words: shift, shifting, shifted, shiftless, shiftiness

Thieving adjective - Given to thievery.

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Shifty and thieving are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Shifty" instead an adjective "Thieving".

Nearby Words: thief, thievery, thieved

This has happened to Lifty and Shifty the thieving raccoon twins in Happy Tree Friends on more than one occasion.

Source: Death by Materialism
Lifty and Shifty the thieving raccoon twins from Happy Tree Friends get along fine most of the time, but tend to turn on each other when their greed gets the better of them.

Source: Sibling Rivalry

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