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Devious
Devious meaning
Cunning or deceiving, not straightforward or honest, not frank. | Roundabout, circuitous, deviating from the direct or ordinary route.
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Example sentences (20)
Asked if he ever confronted any of the abuser priests, he recalled their denials and reluctance to admit their abuse even as he outlined the evidence, saying: “Some of them were very devious.
EC3 eyed Pollo, and a devious smile crept across his face.
For all the devious rhetoric, the fact is India and Brazil prefer BRICS+ to proceed slowly, as sherpas confirm off the record.
He was either gullible to a chronic degree, or as politically devious as the minister he was trying to shield from public accountability.
Including one that involves the newest DiMera, Dimitri (Peter Porte), proving he’s just like the rest of the devious family.
In December 2019, devious Flood, also known as Paul Gilman, was jailed for 15 months for ripping off a number of people including his own daughter.
It’s not as devious as you might think.
Some are devious ideological reasons — such as watching the province descend into communist NDP rule.
They perform gendered extremes and in-betweens in the most exaggerated and captivating ways possible—think Ursula’s smoky eye and devious body language, HIM and his campy wickedness, Frank-N-Furter’s, well, everything, and so on.
Varrick was an incredibly devious and intelligent man in When first debuting, he produced a number of successful movies starring Bolin both to turn a profit and to create resentment toward Unalaq's movement.
When it comes time to see the finished renovation, only a few things have been changed, but in an astounding plot twist, it was Simon the Devious ( the entire time.
Days of Our Lives spoilers say Connie will cause some alarming news along the way, so stay tuned for updates on all her devious plans.
Essentially Marvel’s version of the Suicide Squad, the Thunderbolts will show these fighters take a slippery chance at redemption as they serve their devious leader, Val.
Huppert, who always excelled under Chabrol's direction, is devious in the role, portraying a shameless and cruel woman with a wicked glee for chaos and destruction.
It became apparent throughout the investigation that Campbell was a devious sexual predator whose offending saw him prey on young boys, who he targeted whilst they were innocently playing outside.
It’s haunting, devious, and sinister, but also full of Mitski’s clever turns of phrase.
Johnny and Taya truly are a devious couple.
Never mind the dozen new power plants needed to run the devious machines overshadowing life.
No matter how devious they make it sound, this fact doesn’t justify what they’re proposing.
Security cameras have proven to be great deterrents, forcing would-be robbers to second-guess their devious acts.