figurative. Turning this way and that in thought or conduct; nearly always plural devious or intricate motions, tortuous or crooked ways or dealings.
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| 释义 | society > morality > moral evil > lack of principle or integrity > [noun] > lack of straightforwardness or uprightness > instance(s) of (4) winding1621 figurative. Turning this way and that in thought or conduct; nearly always plural devious or intricate motions, tortuous or crooked ways or dealings. circumambages1649 Round-about methods, or modes of speech. crookedness1869 (with plural) An instance of crookedness; a crooked or bent part. Also figurative. A ‘crooked’ piece of conduct. wangle1915 An act of wangling; an irregular or indirect method of working; something dishonestly contrived or manipulated. |
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