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Definition
deceitful (not honest and straightforward) — often in a complicated, clever manner
- I had been afraid to let her out of my sight, fearing devious plots that Moody and his family might concoct to take her away from me.
- Wary of his sister's devious personality, but nevertheless concerned, Moody rushed us to her house by taxi.
- Moody was devious enough to coerce any number of his relatives to spy upon me.
There are no more uses of "devious" in Not Without My Daughter.
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