Noun: shiftiness shif-tee-nus
- The quality of being a slippery rascal
"Her shiftiness in answering questions raised suspicions";
- rascality, slipperiness, trickiness
- The quality of being changeable in direction
"the shiftiness of the wind caused the boat to veer unpredictably"
Type of: changeability, changeableness, dishonesty