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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (3)

1. indirect in departing from the accepted or proper way; misleading;
- Example: "used devious means to achieve success"
- Example: "gave oblique answers to direct questions"
- Example: "oblique political maneuvers"
[syn: devious, oblique]

2. characterized by insincerity or deceit; evasive;
- Example: "a devious character"
- Example: "shifty eyes"
[syn: devious, shifty]

3. deviating from a straight course;
- Example: "a scenic but devious route"
- Example: "a long and circuitous journey by train and boat"
- Example: "a roundabout route avoided rush-hour traffic"
[syn: devious, circuitous, roundabout]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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, a devious step.

   Syn: Wandering; roving; rambling; vagrant. -- De"vi*ous*ly,
        adv. -- De"vi*ous*ness, n.
        [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

devious
    adj 1: indirect in departing from the accepted or proper way;
           misleading; "used devious means to achieve success";
           "gave oblique answers to direct questions"; "oblique
           political maneuvers" [syn: devious, oblique]
    2: characterized by insincerity or deceit; evasive; "a devious
       character"; "shifty eyes" [syn: devious, shifty]
    3: deviating from a straight course; "a scenic but devious
       route"; "a long and circuitous journey by train and boat"; "a
       roundabout route avoided rush-hour traffic" [syn: devious,
       circuitous, roundabout]