de·vi·ous 
(dēvē-əs)
(dēvē-əs)adj.
1. Not straightforward; shifty: a devious character.
2. Departing from the correct or accepted way; erring: achieved success by devious means.
3. Deviating from the straight or direct course; roundabout: a devious route.
4. Away from a main road or course; distant or removed.
[From Latin dēvius, out-of-the-way : dē-, de- + via, road; see wegh- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]
devi·ous·ly adv.
devi·ous·ness n.