devious+way
11devious — [16] Devious and its close relative deviate [17] are both based on the notion of going ‘out of the way’. They come respectively from Latin dēvius and dēviāre, compound adjective and verb formed from the prefix dē ‘from’ and via ‘way’. Cf.⇒… …
12Way of the Tiger — First Way of the Tiger book The Way of the Tiger is the name of a series of adventure gamebooks by Mark Smith and Jamie Thomson set on the fantasy world of Orb. The reader takes the part of a young ninja, Avenger, on his quest to avenge his… …
13devious — /ˈdiviəs / (say deeveeuhs) adjective 1. departing from the direct way; circuitous. 2. out of the way; remote. 3. departing from the accepted way; roundabout. 4. not straightforward; tricky; deceptive; deceitful. {Latin dēvius out of the way}… …
14devious — [ di:vɪəs] adjective 1》 skilfully using underhand tactics to achieve goals. 2》 (of a route or journey) longer and less direct than the most straightforward way. Derivatives deviously adverb deviousness noun Origin C16 (in sense remote , later… …
15devious — Synonyms and related words: Byzantine, O shaped, aberrant, aberrative, ambagious, amoral, anfractuous, artful, backhand, backhanded, balled up, bending, calculating, canny, circuitous, circular, complex, complicated, confounded, confused,… …
16devious paths — indirect way, winding path …
17devious — a. 1. Deviating, erratic, wandering, out of the common way. 2. Erratic, going astray, sinful. 3. Crooked, mazy, labyrinthine, obscure, confusing. 4. Crooked, disingenuous, misleading, treacherous …
18devious — adj. 1 (of a person etc.) not straightforward, underhand. 2 winding, circuitous. 3 erring, straying. Derivatives: deviously adv. deviousness n. Etymology: L devius f. DE + via way …
19worm one's way out of — If a person worms their way out of something, they use artful or devious means in order to avoid participating in it. You re not going to worm your way out of this. You must do your share! …
20out-of-the-way — Synonyms and related words: Bohemian, O shaped, aberrant, aberrative, adrift, ambagious, antipodean, apart, back of beyond, backhanded, beat, beside the mark, beside the point, beside the question, beyond reach, beyond the bounds, breakaway,… …
