devious

devious is a 7-letter English word with 5 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Out of a straight line; winding; varying from directness; as, a devious path or way. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 13 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Out of a straight line; winding; varying from directness; as, a devious path or way.
2. adjective. Going out of the right or common course; going astray; erring; wandering; as, a devious step.
3. adjective. deviating from a straight course

   "a scenic but devious route"

   "a long and circuitous journey by train and boat"

   Synonyms: circuitous, roundabout

4. adjective. indirect in departing from the accepted or proper way; misleading

   "used devious means to achieve success"

   "gave oblique answers to direct questions"

   Synonyms: oblique

5. adjective. characterized by insincerity or deceit; evasive

   "a devious character"

   "shifty eyes"

   Synonyms: shifty

Synonyms

circuitous, roundabout, oblique, shifty

Common word forms

deviously, deviousness

Words from these letters

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