'Deviously' definitions:
Definition of 'deviously'
(from WordNet)
adverb
In a devious manner; "he got the promotion by behaving deviously"
Definition of 'Deviously'
From: GCIDE
- Devious \De"vi*ous\, a. [L. devius; de + via way. See Viaduct.]
- 1. Out of a straight line; winding; varying from directness; as, a devious path or way. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Going out of the right or common course; going astray; erring; wandering; as, a devious step.
- Syn: Wandering; roving; rambling; vagrant. -- {De"vi*ous*ly}, adv. -- {De"vi*ous*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]