devious

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdiːviəs/

  Rhymes: -iːviəs

Adjective

devious ‎(comparative more devious, superlative most devious)

1. 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.

Translations

Deviating; not straightforward, not honest, not frank; not standard

• Bulgarian: околен (bg) ‎(okolen), лъкатушен (bg) ‎(lǎkatušen), непряк (bg) ‎(neprjak)
• Dutch: heimelijk (nl), onoprecht, kronkelend (nl)
• Finnish: kiero (fi), katala (fi), petollinen (fi)
• French: rusé (fr), roublard (fr) m, sournois (fr) m

• German: unaufrichtig, verschlagen (de), durchtrieben (de), link (de)
• Hebrew: עקלקל ‎(akalkál)
• Polish: przebiegły (pl), podstępny (pl) m
• Russian: окольный (ru) ‎(okolʹnyj), нече́стный (ru) ‎(nečéstnyj), неискренний (ru) ‎(neiskrennij)
• Spanish: tortuoso (es), falso (es), marrullero (es)