Definitions for devious

devious de·vi·ous

Spelling: [dee-vee-uh s]
IPA: /ˈdi vi əs/

Devious is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 137 anagrams from letters in devious (deiosuv).

Definitions for devious

adjective

  1. departing from the most direct way; circuitous; indirect:
  2. without definite course; vagrant:
  3. departing from the proper or accepted way; roundabout:
  4. not straightforward; shifty or crooked:

Origin of devious

1590-1600; Latin dēvius out-of-the way, erratic, equivalent to dē- de- + -vius adj. derivative of via way; see -ous

Examples for devious

Many of those who voted for President Clinton, Bork averred, did so because they were rooked by devious liberal lies.

“I love college football,” she tells me with a devious grin.

In arriving at this decision her mind traveled a number of devious roads.

He might approach the subject by these devious ways, he told himself.

Rocket teamed up with the Incredible Hulk to overthrow Judson Jakes, a devious mole.

Perplexed by his devious ramble, he was more at fault than ever.

We will go by devious ways, and so, I hope, will reach Sherwood in safety.

Its intentions were not dark and devious, nor threatening our freedoms.

I have approached by the most devious and undiscovered paths.

In ways large and small, devious and immature, ingenious and inspiring, she struggled to escape.

Word Value for devious
Scrable

11

Words with friends

13

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