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- Dictionarydevious/ˈdiːvɪəs/
adjective
- 1. showing a skilful use of underhand tactics to achieve goals: "he's as devious as a politician needs to be" Similar Opposite
- 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 Opposite
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Devious means dishonest, often in a complicated way, but often also clever and successful. It also means not direct, avoiding the city centre or the real purpose. See synonyms, antonyms, and examples of devious in different contexts.
- English (US)
DEVIOUS meaning: 1. Devious people or plans and methods are...
- Znaczenie Devious, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
DEVIOUS definicja: 1. Devious people or plans and methods...
- Devious: Danish Translation
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- Devious: Czech Translation
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- Devious: French Translation
DEVIOUS translate: sournois/-oise, détourné/-ée, détourné....
- Devious: Polish Translation
devious translate: przebiegły, podstępny. Learn more in the...
- Devious: Norwegian Translation
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- Devious: Thai Translation
devious translate: ที่คดเคี้ยว; ซึ่งหลอกลวง. Learn more in...
- English (US)
Devious means wandering, roundabout, or deviating from a right or accepted course. It can also mean cunning, deceptive, or sneaky. Learn more about its synonyms, examples, and etymology.
DEVIOUS meaning: 1. Devious people or plans and methods are dishonest, often in a complicated way, but often also…. Learn more.
Devious means dishonest, secretive, or indirect, often in a complicated way. Learn how to use this adjective in sentences, and find synonyms and related words in Collins English Dictionary.
Devious definition: departing from the most direct way; circuitous; indirect. See examples of DEVIOUS used in a sentence.
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.
Devious means not straightforward, shifty, or departing from the correct or accepted way. Find the origin, usage, and translations of the word devious in various dictionaries and thesauri.