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Significados de devious en inglés

Characterized by insincerity or deceit.

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Deviating from a straight course.

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Examples for "deceitful"
Examples for "deceitful"
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He is in the fierce Camp: he is in the deceitful Court.
Vivian Grey
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This is not only wrong in content and process, but again deceitful.
The Irish Times
3
He and others in a similar deceitful condition are influencing the Emperor.
Secret Enemies of True Republicanism / Most important developmen...
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Not after she'd led him to believe her motives were so deceitful.
The manning grooms: bride on the loose\same time, next year
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They imagine deceitful words against them that are quiet in the land.
The Mill Mystery
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Better warn him, if he's a friend of yours.' She looked shifty.
Shadows in Bronze
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What must the rest of the cast think of such shifty behaviour?
The Irish Times
3
Methought I saw once more the furtive, shifty eyes of the maniac.
Tales of Destiny
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Indeed they are, but not with that shifty Swede in charge, surely?
The Guardian
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Sergius grew crimson under the taunting voice and the little, shifty eyes.
The Lion's Brood
Uso de devious en inglés
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There are no straight roads in the wilderness; all trails are devious.
Montlivet
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Yet something about her suggested she possessed a deep and devious intelligence.
Provenance
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It is time for all decent people to resist his devious tune.
The Guardian
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It is not a moral decision, neither is it a devious plan.
The Civilization of Illiteracy
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That the sources may have been wrong or playing some devious game.
The Irish Times
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Any devious routes to the accomplishment of an object should be avoided.
Vitality Supreme
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She took the warning, coming up for air with a devious smile.
Once bitten, twice dead
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Betty disregarded his advice, and continued her devious route to the hillside.
The Spy
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Out of the innocent enough statement there grew a long, devious argument.
Six Feet Four
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To figure that out, Watts and Salganik ran a deliciously devious experiment.
Wired
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She is very forthright and would not do anything devious or underhanded.
Wild Justice
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Then they lay complicated plans and by devious ways approach their purpose.
The Unwilling Vestal
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Luck often took such a devious course, and I started for Groenlandsleret.
Hunger
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It was unlike him to be devious, as he was being now.
The Canadian / Photoplay title of The Land of Promise
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From afar, scared groups of men and women watched his devious progress.
Almayer's Folly: A Story of an Eastern River
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After class, we strolled home by a devious path, through the moonlight.
Tramping on Life / An Autobiographical Narrative
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