De"vi*ous (?), a. [L. devius; de + via way. See Viaduct.]
1.
Out of a straight line; winding; varying from directness; as, a devious path or way.
2.
Going out of the right or common course; going astray; erring; wandering; as, a devious step.
Syn. -- Wandering; roving; rambling; vagrant.
-- De"vi*ous*ly, adv. -- De"vi*ous*ness, n.
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