Deviousness

noun

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Noun

1
The characteristic of being devious; sneakiness; underhandedness. uncountable, usually
2
the quality of being deceitful and underhanded wordnet
3
the quality of being oblique and rambling indirectly wordnet

Synonyms

aberration ambages artfulness bend bias canniness

Etymology

From devious + -ness.

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