Definitions of devious [ˈdi vi əs]

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Definition of 'devious'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (adj.) devious
departing from the most direct way; circuitous; roundabout:
a devious course.

2.  devious
departing from the proper or accepted way:
a devious procedure.

3.  devious
not straightforward or sincere; shifty.

4.  devious
without definite course; vagrant:
a devious current.

Etymology: (1590–1600; < L dēvius out-of-the way, erratic =dē-de - +-vius adj. der. of via way; see -ous)

Definition of 'devious'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (adj) devious, oblique
indirect in departing from the accepted or proper way; misleading
"used devious means to achieve success"; "gave oblique answers to direct questions"; "oblique political maneuvers"

2. (adj) devious, shifty
characterized by insincerity or deceit; evasive
"a devious character"; "shifty eyes"

3. (adj) devious, circuitous, roundabout
deviating from a straight course
"a scenic but devious route"; "a long and circuitous journey by train and boat"; "a roundabout route avoided rush-hour traffic"

Definition of 'devious'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (adjective) devious
using tricks or dishonesty
a devious child; devious methods

Definition of 'devious'

Webster Dictionary

1. (adj) devious
out of a straight line; winding; varying from directness; as, a devious path or way

2. (adj) devious
going out of the right or common course; going astray; erring; wandering; as, a devious step

Translation of 'devious'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: not direct; not straightforward We climbed the hill by a devious route; He used devious methods to get what he wanted.
Afrikaans: afwykend	Arabic: غَيْر مُباشِر، مُلْتَوٍ،	Bulgarian: заобиколен
Brazilian: tortuoso	Czech: křivolaký, klikatý	German: abwegig
Danish: lusket; lumsk; uhæderlig	Greek: λοξός, πλάγιος, δόλιος	Spanish: tortuoso
Estonian: käänuline, riukalik	Farsi: راه پر پیچ و خم؛ غیر مستق	Finnish: mutkitteleva
French: détourné	Hebrew: עַרמוּמִי	Hindi: चालाक, चतुर
Croatian: zastranio, krivudav	Hungarian: kanyargós	Indonesian: memutar
Icelandic: hlykkjóttur, króka-	Italian: tortuoso, traverso	Japanese: 遠回りの
Korean: 우회적인	Lithuanian: aplinkinis	Latvian: aplinkus; negodīgs
Malay: putar belit	Dutch: kronkelend, slinks	Norwegian: slynget, snodd; utspekule
Polish: okrężny, pokrętny	Persian: راه پر پیچ و خم؛ غیر مستق	Pashto: بې لارى ښويېدلى، سرګردانه
Portuguese: tortuoso	Romanian: ocolit	Russian: окольный; хитрый
Slovak: nepriamy, krivolaký; neče	Slovenian: ovinkast, zvit	Serbian: zaobilazan
Swedish: avsides [liggande], irran	Thai: ที่คดเคี้ยว; ซึ่งหลอกลวง	Turkish: dürüst olmayan
Taiwanese: 迂迴的	Ukrainian: кружний; обхідний	Urdu: ٹیڑھا راستہ
Vietnamese: xảo quyệt	Chinese: 迂回的
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