Devious

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  • adjective. Not straightforward; shifty.
  • adjective. Departing from the correct or accepted way; erring.
  • adjective. Deviating from the straight or direct course; roundabout.
  • adjective. Away from a main road or course; distant or removed.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Out of the direct or common way or track; circuitous; rambling: as, a devious course.
  • Moving on or pursuing a winding or confused course.
  • Erring; going astray from rectitude or the divine precepts.
  • Synonyms Circuitous, roundabout, tortuous, indirect, erratic, roving, rambling, straying. See irregular.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Out of a straight line; winding; varying from directness.
  • adjective. Going out of the right or common course; going astray; erring; wandering.
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  • adjective. Deviating; not straightforward or honest, not frank; not standard.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. indirect in departing from the accepted or proper way; misleading
  • adjective. deviating from a straight course
  • adjective. characterized by insincerity or deceit; evasive
    • Word Usage
    "Ever since then, the word devious had a powerful memory association, which she now attached to Alan Daniels."
    Equivalent
    indirect  untrustworthy  untrusty  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    previous  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    artful  circuitous  clever  cowardly  crafty  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    Byzantine  O-shaped  aberrant  aberrative  ambagious  
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