devious
adjective
departing from the most direct way; circuitous; indirect.
deviously
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a word derived from
devious.
Example Sentences
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Even more deviously, some Vegas properties force customers to pay a premium to access friendlier rules.
From Slate ● Nov. 18, 2025
And let’s be clear: These three can craft a hook as neatly and as skillfully — as deviously, really — as anyone in the business.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2025
Halle as Ariel, of course, Melissa McCarthy as the deviously manipulating Ursula, Jonah Hauer-King as the charming Prince Eric, Daveed Diggs as the annoyingly lovable crustation Sebastian and Javier Bardem as the ever-so-powerful King Triton.
From Salon ● May 31, 2023
Some of that work can be done from Earth, but as Dimorphos is deviously demonstrating, tiny objects are hard targets for remote studies.
From Scientific American ● Nov. 18, 2021
She laughs almost deviously and says, “Pretty well—go have another look at it.”
From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak
