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DEVIOUS
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Deviating from a straight course
Example:
a roundabout route avoided rush-hour traffic
Synonyms:
circuitous; devious; roundabout
Classified under:
Similar:
indirect (not direct in spatial dimension; not leading by a straight line or course to a destination)
Derivation:
deviousness (the quality of being oblique and rambling indirectly)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Indirect in departing from the accepted or proper way; misleading
Example:
oblique political maneuvers
Synonyms:
devious; oblique
Classified under:
Similar:
indirect (extended senses; not direct in manner or language or behavior or action)
Derivation:
deviousness (the quality of being deceitful and underhanded)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Characterized by insincerity or deceit; evasive
Example:
shifty eyes
Synonyms:
devious; shifty
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
untrustworthy; untrusty (not worthy of trust or belief)
Derivation:
deviousness (the quality of being deceitful and underhanded)
