devious English

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devious Adjective

— When someone is devious, that person is not honest and frank. Paul is being devious about the missing funds in the company's reserves, something is not right here.

devious

— adjective (= 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

— adjective (= shifty) characterized by insincerity or deceit; evasive a devious character shifty eyes

— adjective (= 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

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deceitful

sly

cunning

roundabout

circuitous

shifty

rogue

oblique

treacherous

underhanded

tricky

treachery

duplicitous

deceptive

wily

tortuous

sneaky

slanting

sidelong

perfidious

insidious

indirect

disingenuous

deceiving

crafty

aberrant

wry

winding

vile

variant

unfaithful

unfair

underhand

turning

tricksy

treasonous

treasonable

transverse

traitorous

thoughts

straying

slick

slant

skew

sinister

side

shoddy

shady

scampish

roving

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Social behavior Behavior Honest

Dishonest

• What words describe someone who does not tell the truth?
  dishonest lying devious sly untrustworthy sneaky unscrupulous have no scruples corrupt crooked

States Quality Shape

Bend

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  bent arched bowed crinkled curved curving curled devious gnarled gnarly hooked indirect jagged kinked knotted knotty knurled knurly turning twirled twisted