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Lazy, unmotivated. / Untrustworthy as a result of being incompetent at the job. / Destitute of shifts or expedients; lacking proper means.

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shiftless

Adjective

Japanese Meaning

怠惰で無気力な / 仕事に不適格で信用できない / 工夫・手段が欠如している、頼るべき支援がない

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Despite his talent, his shiftless attitude kept him from finishing the project on time.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

才能があっても、彼の怠惰でやる気のない態度のせいで、プロジェクトを期限内に終えられなかった。

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Sense（1）

Lazy, unmotivated.

To expand, without bothering about it—without shiftless timidity on one side, or loquacious eagerness on the other—to the full compass of what he would have called a "pleasant" experience, was Newman's most definite programme of life.

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Sense（2）

Untrustworthy as a result of being incompetent at the job.

Sense（3）

Destitute of shifts or expedients; lacking proper means.

more shiftless

（ comparative ）

most shiftless

（ superlative ）

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