deviousness

Definitions of deviousness
  1. noun
    the quality of being oblique and rambling indirectly
    synonyms: obliqueness
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    type of:
    indirectness
    having the characteristic of lacking a true course toward a goal
  2. noun
    the quality of being deceitful and underhanded
    synonyms: crookedness
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    type of:
    dishonesty
    the quality of being dishonest
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