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1 deviousness
* * *de·vi·ous·ness[ˈdi:viəsnəs]n no pl* * *['diːvIəsnɪs]nthe deviousness of his mind — seine verschlungenen Gedankengänge pl
2) (= tortuousness) Gewundenheit f* * *1. Abwegigkeit f2. Gewundenheit f3. Verschlagenheit f, Unaufrichtigkeit f* * *n.Abwegigkeit f. -
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3 devious
adjective1) (winding) verschlungen2) (unscrupulous, insincere) verschlagen [Person]; hinterhältig [Person, Methode, Tat]* * *['di:viəs](not direct; not straightforward: We climbed the hill by a devious route; He used devious methods to get what he wanted.) abwegig- academic.ru/86144/deviously">deviously- deviousness* * *de·vi·ous[ˈdi:viəs]to take a \devious route einen Umweg fahren* * *['diːvɪəs]adj1) (= deceitful, sly) person verschlagen, hinterhältig; means, method hinterhältig, krumm (inf); business, plan, game, attempt trickreichby devious means — auf die krumme Tour (inf)
his/her devious mind — seine/ihre verschlungenen Gehirnwindungen
2) (= tortuous) route, way gewunden* * *devious [ˈdiːvjəs; -vıəs] adj (adv deviously)1. abwegig, irrig, falsch (Argumente etc):devious step Fehltritt m2. gewunden (auch fig):take a devious route einen Umweg machen3. umherirrend4. verschlagen, unaufrichtig, falsch:by devious means auf krummen Wegen, hintenherum (beide umg)5. abgelegen (Küsten etc)* * *adjective1) (winding) verschlungen2) (unscrupulous, insincere) verschlagen [Person]; hinterhältig [Person, Methode, Tat]* * *adj.abwegig adj. -
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(DE) Listigkeit {e}; (EN) deviousness; lubricity -
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(DE) Spitzfindigkeit {e}; Subtilität {e}; (EN) chicanery; deviousness; subtilty; subtleness
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deviousness — index bad faith, bad repute, corruption, improbity, indirection (deceitfulness), indirection (indirect action), knavery … Law dictionary
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deviousness — devious ► ADJECTIVE 1) skilful in using underhand tactics. 2) (of a route or journey) deviating from the most direct course; circuitous. DERIVATIVES deviously adverb deviousness noun. ORIGIN Latin devius out of the way , from via way … English terms dictionary
Deviousness — Devious De vi*ous, a. [L. devius; de + via way. See {Viaduct}.] 1. Out of a straight line; winding; varying from directness; as, a devious path or way. [1913 Webster] 2. Going out of the right or common course; going astray; erring; wandering; as … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
deviousness — noun see devious … New Collegiate Dictionary
deviousness — See deviously. * * * … Universalium
deviousness — noun The characteristic of being devious; sneakiness; underhandedness … Wiktionary
deviousness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Lack of straightforwardness and honesty in action: chicanery, craft, craftiness, dishonesty, indirection, shadiness, shiftiness, slyness, sneakiness, trickery, trickiness, underhandedness. See HONEST … English dictionary for students
deviousness — de·vi·ous·ness || dɪËvɪəs n. perversion, deception, sneakiness; circuitousness … English contemporary dictionary
deviousness — de·vi·ous·ness … English syllables
deviousness — See: devious … English dictionary