deviousness
NounOpen English WordNet
Noun (2)
- the quality of being oblique and rambling indirectlySynonyms: obliquenessType of indirectness
- the quality of being deceitful and underhandedSynonyms: crookednessType of dishonesty
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aberrationnoun
a state or condition markedly different from the norm
Webster's Dictionary (1913)
“deviousness” is listed under Devious.
De′vi·ous adjective
Origin: L. devius; de + via way. See Viaduct.
1. Out of a straight line; winding; varying from directness; as, a devious path or way.
2. Going out of the right or common course; going astray; erring; wandering; as, a devious step.
Synonyms: Wandering; roving; rambling; vagrant.
— De′wb-a1′>′vi·ous·ly, adverb — De′wb-a1′>′vi·ous·ness, noun
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54