English noun: deviousness | |||
1. | deviousness (attribute) the quality of being oblique and rambling indirectly | ||
Synonyms | obliqueness | ||
Broader (hypernym) | indirectness | ||
2. | deviousness (attribute) the quality of being deceitful and underhanded | ||
Synonyms | crookedness | ||
Broader (hypernym) | dishonesty | ||