deviousness

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.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	deviousness - the quality of being oblique and rambling indirectly obliqueness indirectness - having the characteristic of lacking a true course toward a goal
	2.	deviousness - the quality of being deceitful and underhanded crookedness dishonesty - the quality of being dishonest

Translations

deviousness [ˈdiːvɪəsnɪs] N

1. (= twistiness) → tortuosidad f

2. (= craftiness) [of person] → artería f

deviousness [ˈdiːviəsnɪs] n [person] → sournoiserie f

deviousness

n

(= deceitfulness) → Verschlagenheit f, → Hinterhältigkeit f; the deviousness of his mind → seine verschlungenen Gedankengänge pl

(= tortuousness) → Gewundenheit f

deviousness [ˈdiːvɪəsnɪs] n (of scheme, behaviour) → disonestà, doppiezza; (of person) → modi subdoli