2. Going out of the right or common course; going astray;
erring; wandering; as, a devious step.
Syn: Wandering; roving; rambling; vagrant. -- {De"vi*ous*ly}, adv. -- {De"vi*ous*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
deviousness — index bad faith, bad repute, corruption, improbity, indirection (deceitfulness), indirection (indirect action), knavery … Law dictionary
deviousness — devious de‧vi‧ous [ˈdiːviəs] adjective using dishonest tricks and deceiving people to get what you want: • He s an honest businessman, not the devious executive the government says he is. deviously adverb deviousness noun [uncountable] : • the… … Financial and business terms
deviousness — devious ► ADJECTIVE 1) skilful in using underhand tactics. 2) (of a route or journey) deviating from the most direct course; circuitous. DERIVATIVES deviously adverb deviousness noun. ORIGIN Latin devius out of the way , from via way … English terms dictionary
deviousness — noun see devious … New Collegiate Dictionary
deviousness — See deviously. * * * … Universalium
deviousness — noun The characteristic of being devious; sneakiness; underhandedness … Wiktionary
deviousness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Lack of straightforwardness and honesty in action: chicanery, craft, craftiness, dishonesty, indirection, shadiness, shiftiness, slyness, sneakiness, trickery, trickiness, underhandedness. See HONEST … English dictionary for students
deviousness — de·vi·ous·ness || dɪËvɪəs n. perversion, deception, sneakiness; circuitousness … English contemporary dictionary
deviousness — de·vi·ous·ness … English syllables
deviousness — See: devious … English dictionary
