Word "DEVIOUS" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Adjective
Definition:
indirect in departing from the accepted or proper way; misleading
Synonyms:
oblique
Examples:
used devious means to achieve success

Part of Speech:
Adjective
Definition:
deviating from a straight course
Synonyms:
circuitous, roundabout
Examples:
a scenic but devious route

Part of Speech:
Adjective
Definition:
characterized by insincerity or deceit; evasive
Synonyms:
shifty
Examples:
a devious character

Crossword Clues for DEVIOUS

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Clue Source Date
It's insincere to use void in a different way (7)
Underhand, sneaky (7)
Use void, shifty means to be deceptive (7)
Not sincere or candid (7)
Evasive, shifty (7)
_e_ili_h Universal 20 Aug 2024
Deceitful, underhand (7)
Crafty central idea over five debts (7)
Think very bad (7)
Scheming The Telegraph Quick 20 Sep 2023
Sly, and a phonetic hint to the pattern in the last words of 17-, 24-, 42-, and 58-Across LA Times Daily 28 Dec 2022
Conniving LA Times Daily 02 Aug 2022
Crafty video edited by American The Sun Two Speed 28 Aug 2020
Cunning and deceitful The Sun Two Speed 28 Aug 2020
Scheming, underhand The Times Concise 11 Nov 2019
Crafty video shot by American The Sun Two Speed 25 Oct 2019
Underhanded Wall Street Journal 29 Aug 2018
Shifty Eugene Sheffer 08 Mar 2018
Tricky ... or a tricky description of 18-, 29-, 36-, 48- and 59-Across New York Times 06 Feb 2018
Tricky ... or a tricky description of 18-, 29-, 36-, 48- and 59-Across
Underhanded
Shifty of you French to pinch Naomi's bottom
Underhand, deceitful The Times Concise 05 Jul 2017
Artful dodgy videos, done inside The Telegraph Cryptic 15 Jun 2017
Dodgy video disturbed you and me The Telegraph Cryptic 09 Jun 2017
Crafty journalist returned acknowledgements of debt after third of November The Telegraph Toughie 18 Oct 2016
Not straightforward The Telegraph Quick 09 Sep 2016
Use Ovid's formulation for calculating
Cunning
Not on the level
Playing games, so to speak
Playing games, so to speak
Sneaky
Crafty
Calculating
Roundabout
Shifty; tricky
Not straightforward.
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