shiftless

• Décrit une personne paresseuse, sans ambition, qui évite le travail et les responsabilités, ou qui manque d'initiative et de débrouillardise.

Describes a person who is lazy, lacks ambition, or avoids work or responsibility.

1. Lacking ambition or initiativeC1formal

   Characterized by a lack of ambition, motivation, or effort; lazy.

   sans ambition ni initiative

   • His shiftless attitude cost him several job opportunities.
   • She was criticized for her shiftless approach to her studies.
   • The shiftless employee rarely completed tasks on time.

   Synonymesambitionlessapatheticfecklessgood-for-nothingidleindolentlazylistlessslothfulunmotivated

   Antonymesambitiousdrivenenterprisingindustriousmotivated