Departing from the most direct way See examples of devious used in a sentence. Definition of devious adjective in oxford advanced learner's dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more. Devious synonyms, devious pronunciation, devious translation, english dictionary definition of devious Departing from the correct or accepted way
Achieved success by devious means. Meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the oxford english dictionary Devious (comparative more devious, superlative most devious) cunning or deceiving, not straightforward or honest, not frank. Devious describes someone who tends to lie and to trick other people If you describe someone as devious you do not like them because you think they are dishonest and like to keep things secret, often in a complicated way.
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