devious

[ dee-vee-uhs ]

/ ˈdi vi əs /

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adjective

departing from the most direct way; circuitous; indirect: a devious course.

without definite course; vagrant: a devious current.

departing from the proper or accepted way; roundabout: a devious procedure.

not straightforward; shifty or crooked: a devious scheme to acquire wealth.

Origin of devious

1590–1600; <Latin dēvius out-of-the way, erratic, equivalent to dē-de- + -vius adj. derivative of via way; see -ous

SYNONYMS FOR devious

1 roundabout, tortuous, involved.

4 subtle, cunning, crafty, artful, sly.

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OTHER WORDS FROM devious

de·vi·ous·ly, adverbde·vi·ous·ness, nounnon·de·vi·ous, adjectivenon·de·vi·ous·ly, adverb

non·de·vi·ous·ness, nounun·de·vi·ous, adjectiveun·de·vi·ous·ly, adverbun·de·vi·ous·ness, noun

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Example sentences from the Web for devious

But this hopeful breakthrough turned out to be no more than a deviously effective pretext for his escape.
Will Lapid And Bennett Free Israel's "Chained Women"?|Tova Hartman, Charlie Buckholtz|March 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Little did we imagine or anticipate that we should be so deviously betrayed from our subject.
Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 (of 2)|John Roby
The young gentleman offered his arm, which was accepted, and they went on down a deviously winding walk.
Wenderholme|Philip Gilbert Hamerton
But it hadnt been deviously; for all her shifting shadows and eddies she was one of the straightest creatures he had ever known.
The Third Window|Anne Douglas Sedgwick

After dark we found our way, deviously, around several dwellings, to the house of an old Union man.
The Secret Service.|Albert D. Richardson
Her parentage is shrouded in mystery, and the story concerns the secret that deviously works to the surface.
The Eternal City|Hall Caine

British Dictionary definitions for devious

devious

/ (ˈdiːvɪəs) /

adjective

not sincere or candid; deceitful; underhand

(of a route or course of action) rambling; indirect; roundabout

going astray from a proper or accepted way; erring

Derived forms of devious

deviously, adverbdeviousness, noun

Word Origin for devious

C16: from Latin dēvius lying to one side of the road, from de- + via road

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单词	devious
释义	devious [ dee-vee-uhs ] / ˈdi vi əs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR devious ON THESAURUS.COM adjective departing from the most direct way; circuitous; indirect: a devious course. without definite course; vagrant: a devious current. departing from the proper or accepted way; roundabout: a devious procedure. not straightforward; shifty or crooked: a devious scheme to acquire wealth. Origin of devious 1590–1600; <Latin dēvius out-of-the way, erratic, equivalent to dē-de- + -vius adj. derivative of via way; see -ous SYNONYMS FOR devious 1 roundabout, tortuous, involved. 4 subtle, cunning, crafty, artful, sly. SEE SYNONYMS FOR devious ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM devious de·vi·ous·ly, adverbde·vi·ous·ness, nounnon·de·vi·ous, adjectivenon·de·vi·ous·ly, adverb non·de·vi·ous·ness, nounun·de·vi·ous, adjectiveun·de·vi·ous·ly, adverbun·de·vi·ous·ness, noun Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for devious But this hopeful breakthrough turned out to be no more than a deviously effective pretext for his escape. Will Lapid And Bennett Free Israel's "Chained Women"?\|Tova Hartman, Charlie Buckholtz\|March 25, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Little did we imagine or anticipate that we should be so deviously betrayed from our subject. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 (of 2)\|John Roby The young gentleman offered his arm, which was accepted, and they went on down a deviously winding walk. Wenderholme\|Philip Gilbert Hamerton But it hadnt been deviously; for all her shifting shadows and eddies she was one of the straightest creatures he had ever known. The Third Window\|Anne Douglas Sedgwick After dark we found our way, deviously, around several dwellings, to the house of an old Union man. The Secret Service.\|Albert D. Richardson Her parentage is shrouded in mystery, and the story concerns the secret that deviously works to the surface. The Eternal City\|Hall Caine British Dictionary definitions for devious devious / (ˈdiːvɪəs) / adjective not sincere or candid; deceitful; underhand (of a route or course of action) rambling; indirect; roundabout going astray from a proper or accepted way; erring Derived forms of devious deviously, adverbdeviousness, noun Word Origin for devious C16: from Latin dēvius lying to one side of the road, from de- + via road Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to devious fraudulent, duplicitous, wily, deceitful, sneaky, shrewd, insidious, insincere, sly, calculating, underhanded, circuitous, misleading, artful, crooked, double-dealing, errant, erring, evasive, fishy
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