| slovo | definícia |
devious
(encz) | devious,vyhýbavý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
devious
(encz) | devious,vychytralý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Devious
(gcide) | 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.
[1913 Webster]
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.
[1913 Webster] |
devious
(wn) | devious
adj 1: indirect in departing from the accepted or proper way;
misleading; "used devious means to achieve success";
"gave oblique answers to direct questions"; "oblique
political maneuvers" [syn: devious, oblique]
2: characterized by insincerity or deceit; evasive; "a devious
character"; "shifty eyes" [syn: devious, shifty]
3: deviating from a straight course; "a scenic but devious
route"; "a long and circuitous journey by train and boat"; "a
roundabout route avoided rush-hour traffic" [syn: devious,
circuitous, roundabout] |
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deviously
(encz) | deviously,vychytrale adv: Zdeněk Brož |
deviousness
(encz) | deviousness,vychytralost n: Zdeněk Brož |
Devious
(gcide) | 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.
[1913 Webster]
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.
[1913 Webster] |
Deviously
(gcide) | 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.
[1913 Webster]
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.
[1913 Webster] |
Deviousness
(gcide) | 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.
[1913 Webster]
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.
[1913 Webster] |
deviously
(wn) | deviously
adv 1: in a devious manner; "he got the promotion by behaving
deviously" |
deviousness
(wn) | deviousness
n 1: the quality of being oblique and rambling indirectly [syn:
deviousness, obliqueness]
2: the quality of being deceitful and underhanded [syn:
crookedness, deviousness] |
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