Shiftless

Then comes Sol Hyde, whom they call the shiftless one, but swift and cunning, and much to be dreaded. ❋ Unknown (1890)

It proved that this Dennis Shea was a harmless, amiable fellow, of the class known as shiftless, who had sealed his fate by marrying a dumb wife, who was flexeril at that moment ironing in the laundry.. ❋ Rob Savage (2006)

It proved that this Dennis Shea was a harmless, amiable fellow, of the class known as shiftless, who had sealed his fate by marrying a dumb wife, who was tramadol at that moment ironing in the laundry.. ❋ Rob Savage (2006)

It proved that this Dennis Shea was a harmless, amiable fellow, of the class known as shiftless, who had sealed his fate by marrying a dumb wife, who was magnesium at that moment ironing in the laundry.. ❋ Rob Savage (2006)

It proved that this Dennis Shea was a harmless, amiable fellow, of the class known as shiftless, who had sealed his fate by marrying a dumb wife, who was meclizine at that moment ironing in the laundry.. ❋ Rob Savage (2006)

It proved that this Dennis Shea was a harmless, amiable fellow, of the class known as shiftless, who had scaled his fate by marrying a dumb wife, who was at that moment ironing in the laundry. ❋ Various (N/A)

Indeed, being of that type which is called shiftless, he was only too happy to be told daily what to do, and to be charged not to be forthputting or in any way original in his discharge of that duty. ❋ Various (N/A)

Of old he had been known as a shiftless and harddrinking mountaineer with a sour farm that was plastered with mortgages. ❋ Albert Payson Terhune (1907)

It was one of the greatest griefs in the life of Solomon Hyde, called the shiftless one, that he was compelled to yield to Henry's advice. ❋ Unknown (1890)

It proved that this Dennis Shea was a harmless, amiable fellow, of the class known as shiftless, who had sealed his fate by marrying a dumb wife, who was at that moment ironing in the laundry. ❋ Edward Everett Hale (1865)

Indeed, being, as I implied, of that type which is called shiftless, he was only too happy to be told daily what to do, and to be charged not to be forthputting or in any way original in his discharge of that duty. ❋ Edward Everett Hale (1865)

—but it made the Red Sox look shiftless, which is not the best thing when you've got one of the fattest payrolls in the game and you just let the discount Tampa Bay Rays glide into the postseason. ❋ Jason Gay (2011)

Andrew Cuomo says 'shuck and jive', Rove says Obama is 'lazy', so who will please make my day complete and call Obama "shiftless"? ❋ Unknown (2009)

In short, he was a "shiftless" character, and nice persons had very little to do with him. ❋ Margaret Penrose (N/A)

In one or two cases the women, as soon as they found out what was going on, made a private request that any cash intended for them might be put into their own hands, "their men bein 'kind of shiftless-like, you see." ❋ Various (N/A)

What Mr. Wilson did, said or thought about these "shiftless" creatures we are not prepared to say; we may, notwithstanding, reasonably infer that the Underground has come in for a liberal share of his indignation and wrath. ❋ William Still (N/A)

First and foremost, they would have told you that he was "shiftless," and had let his bit of a farm run out while he pottered with flowers and bugs, or rambled aimlessly about in the woods, or read books along the shore. ❋ Lucy Maud (1912)

But he's kind of shiftless, for all that -- no manager, as you might say. ❋ Unknown (1908)

He tells us in one breath, and tells truly, that these Virginia and American-born emigrants constitute a large majority of the people; and in the next that they are lawless, riotous, indolent, "shiftless," and utterly opposed to paying taxes. ❋ John Hill (1884)

[Damone] was at his other [baby's momma's] house while his mother searched [endlessly] for him because he was suppose to pick her up at the airport like he had promised. Man he is so damned shiftless! ❋ Giaa (2006)

[e.e. cummings] wrote many of his [poems] in the shiftless style, using no upper-case [letters] at all. ❋ Samuel Ross (2005)

[Angee] is a shiftless whore. ❋ Angee "shiftless Whore" Mackey (2008)

Andrew is such a shiftless bastard, I know he doesn't know he's father and he's mother is working as a prostitute for [coal] miners but he could at least close the door when he's [masturbating] in [the living room]! ❋ Gunny Bunny (2011)

You know I talked to that [shiftless snork] over at [the gas station] he does not know his ass from a [hole in the ground]. ❋ Hotwings25 (2013)

[P1]: hey, you know that guy? [P2]: ...[shiftless] negro? P1: ...yeah shiftless negro, yeah, shiftless ❋ Mace (2006)