/
ˈdiːvɪəs/
adj.
- skilfully using underhand tactics to achieve goals.
- (of a route or journey) longer and less direct than the most straightforward way.
Derivative
- deviously adv.
- deviousness n.
Etymology
C16 (in sense ‘remote’, later ‘departing from the direct route’): from L. devius (from de- ‘away from’ + via ‘way’) + -ous.
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