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devious
What does devious mean?
devious (adjective): cunning or deceiving, not straightforward or honest, not frank.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use devious in a sentence?
- What a devious plan! (Tatoeba sentence #12149367 by CK, CC BY 2.0 FR)
How do you pronounce devious?
/ˈdiviəs/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
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What does “devious” mean?
cunning or deceiving, not straightforward or honest, not frank
Right! That's what “devious” means.
living or being by oneself; alone; having no companion present
Not quite: that's what solitary means.
of or relating to the sequence of time or to a particular time
Not quite: that's what temporal means.
lying next to, close, or contiguous; neighboring; bordering on
Not quite: that's what adjacent means.
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