adv.
弯曲地, 绕道地

[ adv ]
in a devious manner
<adv.all>
he got the promotion by behaving deviously

Devious \De"vi*ous\, a. [L. devius; de + via way. See
{Viaduct}.]
1. Out of a straight line; winding; varying from directness;
as, a devious path or way.

2. Going out of the right or common course; going astray;
erring; wandering; as, a devious step.

Syn: Wandering; roving; rambling; vagrant. -- {De"vi*ous*ly},
adv. -- {De"vi*ous*ness}, n.