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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024de•vi•ous /ˈdiviəs/USA pronunciation adj. - 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-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024de•vi•ous (dē′vē əs),USA pronunciation adj. - 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.
- Latin dēvius out-of-the way, erratic, equivalent. to dē- de- + -vius adjective, adjectival derivative of via way; see -ous
- 1590–1600
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged roundabout, tortuous, involved.
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged subtle, cunning, crafty, artful, sly.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: devious /ˈdiːvɪəs/ adj - 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
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin dēvius lying to one side of the road, from de- + via roadˈdeviously adv ˈdeviousness n |