- deviousness
- noun see devious
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
deviousness
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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 — Devious De vi*ous, a. [L. devius; de + via way. See {Viaduct}.] 1. Out of a straight line; winding; varying from directness; as, a devious path or way. [1913 Webster] 2. Going out of the right or common course; going astray; erring; wandering; as … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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
