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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 definition: 1. Devious people or plans and methods are dishonest, often in a complicated way, but often also…. Learn more.
1. a. : wandering, roundabout. a devious path. b. : moving without a fixed course : errant. devious breezes. 2. : out-of-the-way, remote. upon devious coasts. 3. a. : deviating from a right, accepted, or common course. devious conduct. b. : not straightforward : cunning. a devious politician. also : deceptive. a devious trick. a devious plot.
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.
1. adjective. If you describe someone as devious you do not like them because you think they are dishonest and like to keep things secret, often in a complicated way. [disapproval] Newman was devious, prepared to say one thing in print and another in private. By devious means she tracked down the other woman.
adjective. disapproving uk / ˈdiːviəs / us. Add to word list. using indirect ways to get what you want, especially without showing your real purpose: Officials called the company 'devious and underhand '. deviously. adverb.
adjective. /ˈdiːviəs/ behaving in a dishonest or indirect way, or tricking people, in order to get something synonym deceitful, underhand. a devious politician. He got rich by devious means. Extra Examples. Topics Personal qualities c2. Definitions on the go.
Devious definition: departing from the most direct way; circuitous; indirect. See examples of DEVIOUS used in a sentence.
Devious Definition. Not in a straight path; roundabout; winding. Departing from the correct or accepted way; erring. Achieved success by devious means. Deviating from the proper or usual course; going astray. Not straightforward or frank; deceiving. Away from a main road or course; distant or removed.
DEVIOUS definition: clever in a way that is bad and not honest: . Learn more.
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.
