deviousness

English Thesaurus

1. the quality of being deceitful and underhanded (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	dishonesty,
definition	:	the quality of being dishonest (noun.attribute)

2. the quality of being oblique and rambling indirectly (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	indirectness,
definition	:	having the characteristic of lacking a true course toward a goal (noun.attribute)

3. the quality of being deceitful and underhanded (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	devious, oblique,
definition	:	indirect in departing from the accepted or proper way; misleading (adj.all)

derivation	:	corrupt, crooked,
definition	:	not straight; dishonest or immoral or evasive (adj.all)

derivation	:	devious, shifty,
definition	:	characterized by insincerity or deceit; evasive (adj.all)

4. the quality of being oblique and rambling indirectly (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	circuitous, devious, roundabout,
definition	:	deviating from a straight course (adj.all)

derivation	:	devious, oblique,
definition	:	indirect in departing from the accepted or proper way; misleading (adj.all)

5. the quality of being deceitful and underhanded (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	devious, oblique,
definition	:	indirect in departing from the accepted or proper way; misleading (adj.all)

derivation	:	corrupt, crooked,
definition	:	not straight; dishonest or immoral or evasive (adj.all)

derivation	:	devious, shifty,
definition	:	characterized by insincerity or deceit; evasive (adj.all)

6. the quality of being oblique and rambling indirectly (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	circuitous, devious, roundabout,
definition	:	deviating from a straight course (adj.all)

derivation	:	devious, oblique,
definition	:	indirect in departing from the accepted or proper way; misleading (adj.all)