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deviousness
de·vi·ous D0181200 (dē′vē-əs)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 dēvius, out-of-the-way : dē-, de- + via, road; see wegh- in Indo-European roots.]
de′vi·ous·ly adv.de′vi·ous·ness n.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | deviousness - the quality of being oblique and rambling indirectlyobliquenessindirectness - having the characteristic of lacking a true course toward a goal | | 2. | deviousness - the quality of being deceitful and underhandedcrookednessdishonesty - the quality of being dishonest |
deviousnessnounLack of straightforwardness and honesty in action:chicanery, craft, craftiness, dishonesty, indirection, shadiness, shiftiness, slyness, sneakiness, trickery, trickiness, underhandedness.Translationsdevious (ˈdiːviəs) adjective not direct; not straightforward. We climbed the hill by a devious route; He used devious methods to get what he wanted. 迂迴的 迂回的ˈdeviously adverb 迂迴地 迂回地ˈdeviousness noun 迂迴 迂回deviousness
Synonyms for deviousnessnoun lack of straightforwardness and honesty in actionSynonyms- chicanery
- craft
- craftiness
- dishonesty
- indirection
- shadiness
- shiftiness
- slyness
- sneakiness
- trickery
- trickiness
- underhandedness
Synonyms for deviousnessnoun the quality of being oblique and rambling indirectlySynonymsRelated Wordsnoun the quality of being deceitful and underhandedSynonymsRelated Words |