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de·vi·ous  audio  (dv-s) KEY 

ADJECTIVE:
  1. Not straightforward; shifty: a devious character.
  2. Departing from the correct or accepted way; erring: achieved success by devious means.
  3. Deviating from the straight or direct course; roundabout: a devious route.
  4. Away from a main road or course; distant or removed.
ETYMOLOGY:
From Latin dvius, out-of-the-way : d-, de- + via, road; see wegh- in Indo-European roots

OTHER FORMS:
devi·ous·ly(Adverb), devi·ous·ness(Noun)


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