All 3 Uses of
devious
in
Not Without My Daughter
- 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.†
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- 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.†
Definitions:
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(1)
(devious as in: a devious plan) deceitful (not honest and straightforward) -- often in a complicated, clever manner
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Much more rarely, devious can mean indirect (often circuitous) as in: "We took a scenic but devious route."