shiftless

Example Sentences

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"Think of the Goof as a composite of an everlasting optimist, a gullible Good Samaritan, a half-wit, a shiftless, good-natured colored boy, and a hick," Babbitt told his staff in 1934.

From Salon

Throughout American history, some people, whether simply down on their luck or different from the majority, have been stereotyped as immoral, lazy, shiftless — in short, undeserving.

From Salon

Elaine is not some shiftless next-door neighbor whom you can attack with impunity, some member of a competing tribe who must be dispatched with dispatch.

From Washington Post

This strategy was based on the premise that an influx of ineligible and undeserving, shiftless or cheating people had caused the growth in program costs.

From Salon

He posted a YouTube video portraying several people in the camp harshly as violent and shiftless.

From Los Angeles Times