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.]

deviously de'vi·ous·ly adv.
deviousness de'vi·ous·ness n.

adjective

1. Marked by treachery or deceit: disingenuous, duplicitous, guileful, indirect, lubricious, shifty, sneaky, underhand, underhanded. See honest/dishonest.
2. Not taking a direct or straight line or course: anfractuous, circuitous, circular, indirect, oblique, roundabout, tortuous. See straight/bent.
3. Without a fixed or regular course: erratic, stray, wandering. See purpose/purposelessness.

adj

Definition: crooked; indirect
Antonyms: direct, straight

adj

Definition: dishonest, crafty
Antonyms: artless, frank, honest, open, straightforward, trustworthy, truthful

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IN BRIEF: Straying from a straight course, either roundabout or deceptive.

I could not follow the workings of his devious mind.

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - upålidelig, underfundig, omstændelig, kringlet, vildfaren

Nederlands (Dutch)
onbetrouwbaar, kronkelend/ slingerend, achterbaks

Français (French)
adj. - détourné, tortueux, dissimulé, sournois

Deutsch (German)
adj. - tückisch, verschlungen

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - παρεκκλίνων, έμμεσος, λοξός, πλάγιος, ανέντιμος, κατεργάρης/-ικος, πανούργος, ύπουλος

Italiano (Italian)
subdolo

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - desonesto, tortuoso

Русский (Russian)
извилистый, лживый, неискренний

Español (Spanish)
adj. - tortuoso, taimado

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - slingrande, oärlig, avsides

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
迂回的, 弯曲的, 步入歧途的, 离开正道的, 不光明正大的

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 迂回的, 彎曲的, 步入歧途的, 離開正道的, 不光明正大的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 정상을 벗어난, 속이는, 구불구불한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 遠回りの, 曲がりくねった, 心の曲がった

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مراوغ, ماكر, ملتو‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮עוקף, עקלקל, ערמומי‬

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