devious





devious - adjective

  • indirect in departing from the accepted or proper way; misleading
  • characterized by insincerity or deceit; evasive
  • deviating from a straight course

devious - thesaurus

circuitous   oblique   roundabout   shifty  


View spelling list The ending ious and learn about the word devious in the Spellzone English spelling course, Unit 29. Word ending: -ous.

Scrabble score for devious

d is 2 e is 1 v is 4 i is 1 o is 1 u is 1 s is 1
Scrabble score = 11

generated at 06:33:42 on 28-04-24

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