Definition
deviously
adverb
- in a way that is dishonest, deceitful, or morally questionable; by cunning or indirect means
- by a winding, roundabout, or indirect route or path
Usage: less common than the first sense
Examples
- He deviously manipulated his colleagues to gain control of the project.
- She deviously obtained the information by pretending to be someone else.
- The suspect deviously avoided the main roads to escape detection.
- They deviously worked their way into positions of power.
- He deviously suggested the idea as if it were someone else's.
- The path wound deviously through the forest.
- She deviously convinced him to sign the contract without reading it.