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devious

/dee-vee-uhs/US // ˈdi vi əs //UK // (ˈdiːvɪəs) //

狡猾的,奸诈的,邪恶的,狡诈的

Related Words

fraudulent欺诈性的,欺诈性,欺诈,诈骗duplicitous两面派,两面三刀,奸诈的,奸诈wily狡猾的,聪明的,狡猾,狡猾的人deceitful奸诈的,狡猾的,狡诈的,奸诈sneaky鬼鬼祟祟,鬼鬼祟祟的,偷偷摸摸,偷偷摸摸的shrewd精明的,精明,精明能干,聪明的insidious阴险的,阴险,阴毒的,阴险狡诈insincere不真诚的,无诚意,无诚意的,不真诚sly狡猾的,狡猾,诡谲,诡异的calculating计算方法,计算,计算的,计算能力underhanded卑鄙无耻,潜规则,劣质的,卑鄙无耻的circuitous迂回的,迂回,迂回曲折,迂腐的misleading误导性的,误导性,具有误导性的,误导性强artful艺术性的,艺术性,艺术的,艺术性强crooked弯曲的,歪歪扭扭,歪曲,歪曲的double-dealing两面派,两面三刀,双轨制,两面派手法errant飘忽不定,飘忽不定的,误入歧途,错乱的erring错误的,错了,错乱,错综复杂evasive闪烁其词,闪烁其词的,闪缩的,闪避fishy腥,腥臭,腥臭的,腥味

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : departing from the most direct way; circuitous; indirect: a devious course.
    • : without definite course; vagrant: a devious current.
    • : departing from the proper or accepted way; roundabout: a devious procedure.
    • : not straightforward; shifty or crooked: a devious scheme to acquire wealth.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.dishonest, crafty
Synonyms
calculating计算方法,计算,计算的,计算能力deceitful奸诈的,狡猾的,狡诈的,奸诈duplicitous两面派,两面三刀,奸诈的,奸诈fraudulent欺诈性的,欺诈性,欺诈,诈骗insidious阴险的,阴险,阴毒的,阴险狡诈insincere不真诚的,无诚意,无诚意的,不真诚shrewd精明的,精明,精明能干,聪明的sly狡猾的,狡猾,诡谲,诡异的sneaky鬼鬼祟祟,鬼鬼祟祟的,偷偷摸摸,偷偷摸摸的underhanded卑鄙无耻,潜规则,劣质的,卑鄙无耻的wily狡猾的,聪明的,狡猾,狡猾的人artful艺术性的,艺术性,艺术的,艺术性强crooked弯曲的,歪歪扭扭,歪曲,歪曲的double-dealing两面派,两面三刀,双轨制,两面派手法errant飘忽不定,飘忽不定的,误入歧途,错乱的erring错误的,错了,错乱,错综复杂evasive闪烁其词,闪烁其词的,闪缩的,闪避faking one out虚晃一枪,虚晃一招,伪装,虚张声势fishy腥,腥臭,腥臭的,腥味foxy狡猾的,狡猾,狐狸精,狡猾的人guileful狡猾的,狡猾的人,狡诈的,狡黠的indirect间接,间接的,间线,间断的not straightforward不直截了当,不直截了当的,不简单的,不简单oblique偏斜,偏斜的,倾斜的,歪歪斜斜obliquitous仄仄的,仄仄平平,倾斜的,仄平的playing games玩游戏,打游戏,做游戏,玩耍游戏playing politics玩弄政治,玩弄权术,玩弄政治手段,玩政治put on穿上,穿上了,穿着,戴上roundabout迂回曲折,迂回,迂回式,绕行scheming谋略,心计,谋划,心术shady阴暗,阴暗面,阴暗的,阴面shifty变幻莫测,晃晃悠悠,阴阳怪气,变幻莫测的sneaking偷偷摸摸,偷偷摸摸的,偷偷摸摸地,鬼鬼祟祟surreptitious偷偷摸摸的,诡秘的,偷偷摸摸,偷偷摸摸地treacherous奸诈的,诡诈的,诡谲的,阴险的tricky狡猾的,棘手的,很棘手,棘手
adj.crooked; indirect
Synonyms
circuitous迂回的,迂回,迂回曲折,迂腐的misleading误导性的,误导性,具有误导性的,误导性强ambiguous含糊不清,含糊不清的,模糊不清,模糊不清的bending弯曲的,弯曲,折弯,弯曲性confounding混杂的,混杂的因素,混淆性,混杂性confusing混乱的,混乱,令人困惑的,扑朔迷离curving弯曲的,弯弯曲曲,弯曲,曲线detouring绕道而行,绕行,绕道,绕道行驶deviating偏离的,偏差的,偏离,偏差digressing漫无边际,闲话少说,离题,离题话digressory离题,题外话,离题话,离题万里diverting转移,转移的,转移注意力,转移视线errant飘忽不定,飘忽不定的,误入歧途,错乱的erratic飘忽不定,飘忽不定的,反复无常,反覆无常excursive激动人心的,漫游,远足,激动人心flexuous曲折,曲折的,曲折性,挠性obscure模糊不清,不明显,不明显的,无名小卒out-of-the-way荒僻的,荒僻的地方,僻远的,僻静的rambling漫无边际,胡言乱语,漫无边际的,漫无目的remote远程,遥远的,遥控,遥远removed移除,删除,移除的,删除的roundabout迂回曲折,迂回,迂回式,绕行serpentine蛇形结构,蛇形,蛇形线,蛇形的straying流浪的,游移不定的,流浪的人,游移不定tortuous曲折的,迂回的,迂回曲折,弯弯曲曲的twisting缠绕,扭曲,缠绕的,捻线wandering游荡的,游荡,流浪的,游荡的人

Examples

  • In Philipps’s telling, Gallagher is a soulless master manipulator who goads his men into committing war crimes in a devious effort to prevent them from turning on him.

  • Exceedingly devious how you hid the context with an ellipses in your tweet.

  • Everyone who is a critic of Carlson is engaged in some devious effort to undermine him and his supporters, the truth-teller and the real Americans.

  • In ways large and small, devious and immature, ingenious and inspiring, she struggled to escape.

  • Rocket teamed up with the Incredible Hulk to overthrow Judson Jakes, a devious mole.

  • “I love college football,” she tells me with a devious grin.

  • The alleged conspirators also used more devious means to bolster credit scores.

  • Bork said modern liberals have to use devious lies to get elected.

  • Easterns are born with an appetite for intrigue, with a love of walking in hidden ways and creeping along devious paths.

  • The conversation had come, by some devious route, to Vegetarianism; and the clergyman was disapproving of it.

  • Fettes, with various liquors singing in his head, returned home with devious footsteps and a mind entirely in abeyance.

  • The remaining bullocks strayed devious, and the douce McLaughlan blandly absorbed the sheep.

  • Then he almost suspected that Lester was being devious and clever.

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