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devious
Word family
de·vi·ous /ˈdiːviəs/ ●○○ adjectiveadj
1 DISHONESTusing dishonest tricks and deceiving people in order to get what you want 欺诈的，不诚实的 → deceitful► see thesaurus at dishonest
—deviously adverbadv
—deviousness noun [uncountableU]
Examples from the Corpus
devious• His relationship with the universe becomes more subtle and devious.• Or was it as devious as that?• He was raucous, sentimental, hot. tempered, practical, simple, devious, big, and powerful.• He might be devious, but he was not without principles.• Their method of collecting money was devious, but not illegal.• In the film, he plays a devious defence lawyer named Richard Adler.• Opportunism is a devious kind of self-interested behaviour.• She says we have devious minds!• You have to be pretty devious to be successful in that sort of business.• He infuriated his allies with his arbitrary decisions and devious ways.
From Longman Business Dictionary
deviousde·vi·ous /ˈdiːviəs/ adjectiveadj
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 adverbadv
—deviousness noun [uncountableU]
the deviousness of some of the advertising aimed at children
(1500-1600) Latin devius, from via “way”
de·vi·ous adjectiveadj
Chinese
Syllable
Corpus
devious adj.
⇨ dishonest
devious
Words used to describe dishonest people and behaviour: clever, dubious, corrupt...
Not direct: indirect, roundabout, tortuous...
Cheating, dishonest and insincere behaviour: dishonesty, deceit, corruption...
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