| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
| |
| devious |
| |
| SYLLABICATION: | de·vi·ous |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  d  v- s |
| ADJECTIVE: | 1. Not straightforward; shifty: a devious character. 2. Departing from the correct or accepted way; erring: achieved success by devious means. 3. Deviating from the straight or direct course; roundabout: a devious route. 4. Away from a main road or course; distant or removed. | | ETYMOLOGY: | From Latin dvius, out-of-the-way : d-, de- + via, road; see wegh- in Appendix I. | | OTHER FORMS: | devi·ous·ly —ADVERB
devi·ous·ness —NOUN
| | |
| |
| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
|
|
