devious

English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdiːvi.əs/
Rhymes: -iːviəs

Adjective

devious (comparative more devious, superlative most devious)

Deviating; not straightforward or honest, not frank; not standard.
- 1839, Frederick Marryat, The Phantom Ship
  Keeping close in to the shore, they discovered, after two hours run, a fresh stream which burst in a cascade from the mountains, and swept its devious course through the jungle, until it poured its tribute into the waters of the Strait.

Translations

Deviating; not straightforward, not honest, not frank; not standard

Bulgarian: околен (bg) (okolen), лъкатушен (bg) (lǎkatušen), непряк (bg) (neprjak)
Dutch: heimelijk (nl), onoprecht (nl), kronkelend (nl)
Finnish: kiero (fi), katala (fi), petollinen (fi)
French: rusé (fr), roublard (fr) m, sournois (fr) m
German: unaufrichtig (de), verschlagen (de), durchtrieben (de), link (de), doppelzüngig, undurchsichtig (de), irrig (de), gewunden (de), abwegig (de), hinterhältig (de), indirekt (de), krumm (de)

Hebrew: עקלקל‎ (akalkál)
Hungarian: fondorlatos (hu), nem egyenes
Polish: przebiegły (pl), podstępny (pl) m
Russian: окольный (ru) (okolʹnyj), нече́стный (ru) (nečéstnyj), неискренний (ru) (neiskrennij)
Spanish: tortuoso (es), falso (es), marrullero (es)

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