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1 devious
[ˈdiːvɪəs] adjectivenot direct; not straightforward:غَيْر مُباشِر، مُلْتَوٍ، خِداعيHe used devious methods to get what he wanted.
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2 abwegig
Adj. (sonderbar) bizarre, outlandish, off-beat umg.; (unangebracht) inept, out of place; (seltsam) weird, peculiar; (grundlos) unfounded, mistaken, groundless* * *devious; inept* * *ab|we|gig ['apveːgɪɠ]adjabsurd; Verdacht unfounded, groundless* * *1) deviously2) (not direct; not straightforward: We climbed the hill by a devious route; He used devious methods to get what he wanted.) devious* * *ab·we·gig[ˈapve:gɪç]1. (unsinnig) absurdein \abwegiger Gedanke/eine \abwegige Idee a far-fetched thought/ideaein \abwegiger Verdacht an unfounded [or a groundless] suspicion2. (merkwürdig) strange, bizarre, weird* * ** * *abwegig adj (sonderbar) bizarre, outlandish, off-beat umg; (unangebracht) inept, out of place; (seltsam) weird, peculiar; (grundlos) unfounded, mistaken, groundless* * ** * *adj.devious adj. adv.deviously adv.
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