devious

de·vi·ous  (dv-s)

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.

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[From Latin dvius, out-of-the-way : d-, de- + via, road; see wegh- in Indo-European roots.]

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devi·ous·ly adv.

devi·ous·ness n.

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devious [ˈdiːvɪəs]

adj

1. not sincere or candid; deceitful; underhand

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

3. going astray from a proper or accepted way; erring

[from Latin dēvius lying to one side of the road, from de- + via road]

deviously  adv

deviousness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	devious - indirect in departing from the accepted or proper way; misleading; "used devious means to achieve success"; "gave oblique answers to direct questions"; "oblique political maneuvers" oblique indirect - extended senses; not direct in manner or language or behavior or action; "making indirect but legitimate inquiries"; "an indirect insult"; "doubtless they had some indirect purpose in mind"; "though his methods are indirect they are not dishonest"; "known as a shady indirect fellow"
	2.	devious - characterized by insincerity or deceit; evasive; "a devious character"; "shifty eyes" shifty untrustworthy, untrusty - not worthy of trust or belief; "an untrustworthy person"
	3.	devious - deviating from a straight course; "a scenic but devious route"; "a long and circuitous journey by train and boat"; "a roundabout route avoided rush-hour traffic" circuitous, roundabout indirect - not direct in spatial dimension; not leading by a straight line or course to a destination; "sometimes taking an indirect path saves time"; "you must take an indirect course in sailing"

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devious

adjective

1. sly, scheming, calculating, tricky, crooked (informal), indirect, treacherous, dishonest, wily, insidious, evasive, deceitful, underhand, insincere, surreptitious, double-dealing, not straightforward She tracked down the other woman by devious means.
sly direct, straight, frank, straightforward, blunt, honest, downright, candid, forthright

2. indirect, roundabout, wandering, crooked, rambling, tortuous, deviating, circuitous, excursive He followed a devious route.
indirect direct, straight, straightforward, forthright, unswerving, undeviating

Translations

devious [ˈdiːvɪəs] ADJ

1. (= twisting, winding) [path] → tortuoso, sinuoso; [argument] → intrincado, enrevesado

2. (= crafty) [means] → dudoso, artero; [person] → taimado

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devious [ˈdiːviəs] adj

[person] → sournois(e), fourbe

[mind] → tortueux/euse

[route] → détourné(e); [means] → détourné(e)

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devious

adj

(= deceitful, sly) person → verschlagen, hinterhältig; means, method → hinterhältig, krumm (inf); business, plan, game, attempt → trickreich; by devious means → auf die krumme Tour (inf); to have a devious mind (= be cunning) → ganz schön schlau sein; his/her devious mind → seine/ihre verschlungenen Gehirnwindungen

(= tortuous) route, way → gewunden; by a devious route → auf einem Umweg

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devious [ˈdiːvɪəs] adj (person, means, methods, mind) → subdolo/a; (path, argument) → tortuoso/a

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devious [ˈdiːvɪəs] adj (person, means, methods, mind) → subdolo/a; (path, argument) → tortuoso/a

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devious

adj devious [ˈdiːviəs]

not direct; not straightforward We climbed the hill by a devious route; He used devious methods to get what he wanted. afwykend غَيْر مُباشِر، مُلْتَوٍ، خِداعي заобиколен křivolaký, klikatý lusket; lumsk; uhæderlig abwegig λοξός, πλάγιος, δόλιος tortuoso käänuline, riukalik راه پر پیچ و خم؛ غیر مستقیم؛ کجراه mutkitteleva détourné עַרמוּמִי चालाक, चतुर zastranio, krivudav kanyargós memutar hlykkjóttur, króka- tortuoso, traverso 遠回りの 우회적인 aplinkinis aplinkus; negodīgs putar belit kronkelend, slinks slynget, snodd; utspekulert okrężny, pokrętny tortuoso ocolit окольный; хитрый nepriamy, krivolaký; nečestný ovinkast, zvit zaobilazan avsides [], irrande, bedräglig ที่คดเคี้ยว; ซึ่งหลอกลวง dürüst olmayan 迂迴的 кружний; обхідний ٹیڑھا راستہ xảo quyệt 迂回的

adv deviously

langs 'n omweg بصورةٍ غَيْر مُباشِرَه، بصورَةٍ مُلْتَوِيَه с отклонения křivolace, klikatě lusket; lumskt; uhæderligt abwegig πλαγίως, δόλια tortuosamente riukalikult با حیله گری vilpillisesti d'une façon détournée בְּעוֹרמָה चालाकी से neiskreno kacskaringósan secara memutar á útsmoginn hátt in maniera tortuosa 遠回しに 에둘러, 부정직하게 aplinkiniu būdu, klastingai aplinkus ceļā; negodīgi secara putar belit onoprecht ad omveier, utspekulert okrężnie, pokrętnie tortuosamente pe ocolite хитро krivolako po ovinkih zaobilazno på omvägar (smygvägar) อย่างไม่จริงใจ hile ile 迂回地 непрямо; нечесно پیچیدگی سے một cách xảo quyệt 迂回地

n deviousness

afwykendheid إلتِواء الأساليب، خِداعِيَّه криволичене křivolakost; scestnost lumskhed; uhæderlighed die Abwegigkeit δολιότητα, πανουργία astucia, retorcimiento käänulisus, riukalikkus حقه بازی mutkaisuus, vilpillisyys détours, sournoiserie עַרמוּמִיוּת चालाकी, चतुरता krivudavost, zastranjenje kanyargósság penyimpangan lævísi; sviksemi l'essere indiretto 遠回りすること 우회, 부정직함 klastingumas negodīgums putar belit onoprechtheid det å gå omveier/gjøre ting på uærlig vis okrężność, nieuczciwość desonestidade ocol; prefăcătorie хитрость krivosť; nečestnosť, mylnosť ovinkarstvo zaobilaznost bedräglighet การหลอกลวง hilekârlık 迂回 нахил; нечесність پیچیدگی sự xảo quyệt 迂回