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adj. Not straightforward; shifty: a devious character.

adj. Departing from the correct or accepted way; erring: achieved success by devious means.

adj. Deviating from the straight or direct course; roundabout: a devious route.

adj. Away from a main road or course; distant or removed.

adj. Deviating; not straightforward or honest, not frank; not standard.

adj. Out of a straight line; winding; varying from directness.

adj. Going out of the right or common course; going astray; erring; wandering.

Out of the direct or common way or track; circuitous; rambling: as, a devious course.

Moving on or pursuing a winding or confused course.

Erring; going astray from rectitude or the divine precepts.

Synonyms Circuitous, roundabout, tortuous, indirect, erratic, roving, rambling, straying. See irregular.

adj. indirect in departing from the accepted or proper way; misleading

adj. deviating from a straight course

adj. characterized by insincerity or deceit; evasive

"Ever since then, the word devious had a powerful memory association, which she now attached to Alan Daniels."

indirect    untrustworthy    untrusty   

rambling    wandering    roving    vagrant    winding    erring    deviating    deviatory    straying   

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