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devious
[ dee-vee-uhs ]
adjective
- departing from the most direct way; circuitous; indirect:
a devious course.
Synonyms: , ,
- without definite course; vagrant:
a devious current.
- departing from the proper or accepted way; roundabout:
a devious procedure.
- not straightforward; shifty or crooked:
a devious scheme to acquire wealth.
Synonyms: , , , ,
devious
/ ˈ徱ːɪə /
adjective
- not sincere or candid; deceitful; underhand
- (of a route or course of action) rambling; indirect; roundabout
- going astray from a proper or accepted way; erring
Derived Forms
- ˈ𱹾dzܲ, adverb
- ˈ𱹾dzܲԱ, noun
Other yvlog Forms
- v·dzܲ· adverb
- v·dzܲ·Ա noun
- ԴDz·v·dzܲ adjective
- non·v·dzܲ· adverb
- non·v·dzܲ·Ա noun
- ܲ·v·dzܲ adjective
- un·v·dzܲ· adverb
- un·v·dzܲ·Ա noun
yvlog History and Origins
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of devious1
Example Sentences
“People know me as a striver, someone who’s always coming up with devious, clever ways around things, who then gets punched in the face by the world over and over,” Odenkirk says.
The player gets played only when Dawson is challenged by a trickster even more devious than her.
In retrospect, the “Conor” moment in the Oval Office on March 12 looks like a set-up — or, more to the point, like a devious and especially petty work of MAGA-world chicanery.
"She's devious, that one. She loves the attention," she said.
An estimated 127 million viewers saw the rapper flash a devious smile to the camera as he delivered the line - a withering takedown of bitter rival Drake.
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