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   devious

   /ˈdiːvɪəs/

   adjective

   • 1. showing a skilful use of underhand tactics to achieve goals: "he's as devious as a politician needs to be" Similar underhandunderhandeddeceitfuldishonestdishonourabledisreputableunethicalunprincipledimmoralunscrupulousfraudulentcheatingdubiousdirtyunfairtreacherousduplicitousdouble-dealingJanus-facedbelow the belttwo-timingtwo-facedunsportingunsportsmanlikecraftycunningcalculatingartfulconnivingschemingdesigningslywilyguilefultrickysneakysneakingfurtivesecretsecretiveclandestinesurreptitiouscovertveiledshroudedcloak-and-daggerhugger-muggerhole-and-cornerhiddenback-alleybackstairsunder the tableconspiratorialsnidesnideyinformal:crookedshadybentlow-downmurkyfishydodgyshonkyslimOpposite above board
   • 2. (of a route or journey) longer and less direct than the most straightforward way: "they arrived at the town by a devious route" Similar circuitousroundaboutindirectmeanderingwindingserpentinetortuousramblingrare:anfractuousOpposite direct

   Word Origin late 16th century: from Latin devius (from de- ‘away from’ + via ‘way’) + -ous. The original sense was ‘remote’; the later sense ‘departing from the direct route’ gave rise to the figurative sense ‘deviating from the straight way’ and hence ‘skilled in underhand tactics’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. deviously adverb
   • 2. deviousness noun

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   DEVIOUS definition: 1. Devious people or plans and methods are dishonest, often in a complicated way, but often also…. Learn more.

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   1. a. : wandering, roundabout. a devious path. b. : moving without a fixed course : errant. devious breezes. 2. : out-of-the-way, remote. upon devious coasts. 3. a. : deviating from a right, accepted, or common course. devious conduct. b. : not straightforward : cunning. a devious politician. also : deceptive. a devious trick.

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   DEVIOUS meaning: 1. Devious people or plans and methods are dishonest, often in a complicated way, but often also…. Learn more.

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   If you describe someone as devious you do not like them because you think they are dishonest and like to keep things secret. He was devious, prepared to say one thing in print and another in private.

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   Devious describes someone who tends to lie and to trick other people. Devious credit card companies lure younger and younger people into debt with offers of low interest rates and even just free t-shirts.

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   Devious definition: departing from the most direct way; circuitous; indirect. See examples of DEVIOUS used in a sentence.

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   1. departing from the most direct way; circuitous; roundabout: a devious course. 2. departing from the proper or accepted way: a devious procedure. 3. not straightforward or sincere; shifty. 4. without definite course; vagrant: a devious current.

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   Definition of devious adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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    DEVIOUS definition: clever in a way that is bad and not honest: . Learn more.

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    departing or turning away from the most direct way; roundabout: a devious course. not straightforward; shifty; dishonest: His devious business methods landed him in trouble. de•vi•ous•ly, adv. de•vi•ous•ness, n. [ uncountable] the necessary deviousness to be a thief. See -via-.