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shiftlessness
(encz) | shiftlessness, |
Shiftlessness
(gcide) | Shiftless \Shift"less\, a.
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, n.
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shiftlessness
(wn) | shiftlessness
n 1: a failure to be active as a consequence of lack of
initiative or ambition |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
Shiftlessness
(gcide) | Shiftless \Shift"less\, a.
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, n.
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