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Meanings of devious in английском

Characterized by insincerity or deceit.

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Deviating from a straight course.

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Examples for "deceitful"
Examples for "deceitful"
1
He is in the fierce Camp: he is in the deceitful Court.
Vivian Grey
2
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...
4
Not after she'd led him to believe her motives were so deceitful.
The manning grooms: bride on the loose\same time, next year
5
They imagine deceitful words against them that are quiet in the land.
The Mill Mystery
1
Better warn him, if he's a friend of yours.' She looked shifty.
Shadows in Bronze
2
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
4
Indeed they are, but not with that shifty Swede in charge, surely?
The Guardian
5
Sergius grew crimson under the taunting voice and the little, shifty eyes.
The Lion's Brood
Usage of devious in английском
1
There are no straight roads in the wilderness; all trails are devious.
Montlivet
2
Yet something about her suggested she possessed a deep and devious intelligence.
Provenance
3
It is time for all decent people to resist his devious tune.
The Guardian
4
It is not a moral decision, neither is it a devious plan.
The Civilization of Illiteracy
5
That the sources may have been wrong or playing some devious game.
The Irish Times
6
Any devious routes to the accomplishment of an object should be avoided.
Vitality Supreme
7
She took the warning, coming up for air with a devious smile.
Once bitten, twice dead
8
Betty disregarded his advice, and continued her devious route to the hillside.
The Spy
9
Out of the innocent enough statement there grew a long, devious argument.
Six Feet Four
10
To figure that out, Watts and Salganik ran a deliciously devious experiment.
Wired
11
She is very forthright and would not do anything devious or underhanded.
Wild Justice
12
Then they lay complicated plans and by devious ways approach their purpose.
The Unwilling Vestal
13
Luck often took such a devious course, and I started for Groenlandsleret.
Hunger
14
It was unlike him to be devious, as he was being now.
The Canadian / Photoplay title of The Land of Promise
15
From afar, scared groups of men and women watched his devious progress.
Almayer's Folly: A Story of an Eastern River
16
After class, we strolled home by a devious path, through the moonlight.
Tramping on Life / An Autobiographical Narrative
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