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deviating
(encz) | deviating, |
Deviating
(gcide) | Deviate \De"vi*ate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Deviated; p. pr. &
vb. n. Deviating.] [L. deviare to deviate; de + viare to
go, travel, via way. See Viaduct.]
To go out of the way; to turn aside from a course or a
method; to stray or go astray; to err; to digress; to
diverge; to vary.
[1913 Webster]
Thus Pegasus, a nearer way to take,
May boldly deviate from the common track. --Pope.
Syn: To swerve; stray; wander; digress; depart; deflect; err.
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deviating
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undeviating
(encz) | undeviating, |
Undeviating
(gcide) | Undeviating \Undeviating\
See deviating. |
undeviating
(wn) | undeviating
adj 1: going directly ahead from one point to another without
veering or turning aside; "some people see evolution as
an undeviating upward march from simple organisms to the
very complex"; "a straight and narrow tree-lined road
unswerving across the lowlands" [syn: undeviating,
unswerving]
2: used of values and principles; not subject to change; steady;
"undeviating loyalty" |
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