Meaning & use
Deviously
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In a manner that is cunning, deceitful, or indirect in achieving a goal.
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He deviously rerouted the funds through a shell company.
She smiled deviously before revealing her plan.
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Derived from "devious," which originally meant simply "out of the way" before gaining its modern sense of deceitful behavior.
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