devious
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devious (comparative more devious, superlative most devious)
- Deviating; not straightforward or honest, not frank; not standard.
- 1839, Frederick Marryat, The Phantom Ship
- Keeping close in to the shore, they discovered, after two hours run, a fresh stream which burst in a cascade from the mountains, and swept its devious course through the jungle, until it poured its tribute into the waters of the Strait.
- 1839, Frederick Marryat, The Phantom Ship
Translations [edit]
Deviating; not straightforward, not honest, not frank; not standard