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deviously

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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.
[From Latin dvius, out-of-the-way : d-, de- + via, road; see wegh- in Indo-European roots.]
devi·ous·ly adv.
devi·ous·ness n.
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Adv.1.deviously - in a devious manner; "he got the promotion by behaving deviously"
Translations
deviously [ˈdiːvɪəslɪ] ADV [act, behave] → taimadamente
deviously
adv (+vb) → mit List und Tücke
deviously [ˈdiːvɪəslɪ] adv (act) → subdolamente
deviously [ˈdiːvɪəslɪ] adv (act) → subdolamente


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It was a quiet enough spot--the fork of an old wood-road, on the two branches of which, prolonging themselves deviously forward in the dim moonlight, the sergeants were themselves stationed, a few paces in rear of the line.
Can Such Things Be? by Bierce, Ambrose View in context
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