Adjective: devious dee-vee-us
- Characterized by insincerity or deceit; evasive
"a devious character";
- shifty
- Indirect in departing from the accepted or proper way; misleading
"used devious means to achieve success";
- oblique, backdoor
- Deviating from a straight course
"a scenic but devious route";
- circuitous, roundabout
See also: indirect, untrustworthy, untrusty
Encyclopedia: Devious