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Webster 1913 Edition
Devious
1.
Out of a straight line; winding; varying from directness;
– as, a
. devious
path or wayDe′vi-ous-ly
, adv.
De′vi-ous-ness
, Noun.
Webster 1828 Edition
Devious
DEVIOUS
,Adj.
1.
Out of the common way or track; as a devious course.2.
Wandering; roving; rambling.To bless the wildly devious morning walk.
3.
Erring; going astray from rectitude or the divine precepts.One devious step at first may lead into a course of habitual vice.
Definition 2024
devious
devious
English
Adjective
devious (comparative more devious, superlative most devious)
- Deviating; not straightforward or honest, not frank; not standard.
- 1839, Frederick Marryat, The Phantom Ship
- Keeping close in to the shore, they discovered, after two hours run, a fresh stream which burst in a cascade from the mountains, and swept its devious course through the jungle, until it poured its tribute into the waters of the Strait.
- 1839, Frederick Marryat, The Phantom Ship
Translations
Deviating; not straightforward, not honest, not frank; not standard