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noun
The characteristic of being devious; sneakiness; underhandedness.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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Synonyms: none provided
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noun
the quality of being deceitful and underhanded
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: crookedness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: dishonesty
noun
the quality of being oblique and rambling indirectly
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: obliqueness
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Broader terms: indirectness
History
Etymology tree English devious Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English deviousness From devious + -ness.
