the quality of being oblique and rambling indirectly
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the quality of being deceitful and underhanded
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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.