deviousness

deviousness
The characteristic of being devious; sneakiness; underhandedness.

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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 — noun see devious …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • deviousness — See deviously. * * * …   Universalium

  • 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 || dɪːvɪəs n. perversion, deception, sneakiness; circuitousness …   English contemporary dictionary

  • deviousness — de·vi·ous·ness …   English syllables

  • deviousness — See: devious …   English dictionary

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