devious
21devious — [16] Devious and its close relative deviate [17] are both based on the notion of going ‘out of the way’. They come respectively from Latin dēvius and dēviāre, compound adjective and verb formed from the prefix dē ‘from’ and via ‘way’. =>… …
22devious — [16] Devious and its close relative deviate [17] are both based on the notion of going ‘out of the way’. They come respectively from Latin dēvius and dēviāre, compound adjective and verb formed from the prefix dē ‘from’ and via ‘way’. Cf.⇒… …
23Devious (novel) — Devious   Author(s) Cecily von Ziegesar Country …
24Devious (Doctor Who) — DEVIOUS is a fan made Doctor Who story; though it has never been broadcast, a preview of it can be found on the Special Features DVD of the classic Doctor Who story The War Games . In the final scene Jon Pertwee appears in what was to be his last …
25devious — adjective /ˈdiːviəs/ Deviating; not straightforward, not honest, not frank; not standard …
26devious — Synonyms and related words: Byzantine, O shaped, aberrant, aberrative, ambagious, amoral, anfractuous, artful, backhand, backhanded, balled up, bending, calculating, canny, circuitous, circular, complex, complicated, confounded, confused,… …
27devious — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. See deviation, circuity, deception. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Indirect] Syn. circuitous, roundable, tortuous, evasive; see indirect . 2. [Crafty] Syn. foxy, insidious, shrewd, underhanded; see… …
28devious — de·vi·ous || diËvjÉ™s adj. deceptive; crooked; twisting, circuitous; roundabout; indirect; errant …
29devious — [ di:vɪəs] adjective 1》 skilfully using underhand tactics to achieve goals. 2》 (of a route or journey) longer and less direct than the most straightforward way. Derivatives deviously adverb deviousness noun Origin C16 (in sense remote , later… …
30devious — a. 1. Deviating, erratic, wandering, out of the common way. 2. Erratic, going astray, sinful. 3. Crooked, mazy, labyrinthine, obscure, confusing. 4. Crooked, disingenuous, misleading, treacherous …
