Meaning & use
Deviousness
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The quality of being devious; a tendency to use indirect, deceptive, or underhanded methods to achieve a goal.
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His deviousness became clear once colleagues realized how he had manipulated the vote.
The novel's plot hinges on the deviousness of a seemingly trustworthy narrator.
A note on using this word
Related to the adjective "devious," which originally meant simply "off the direct path" before taking on its modern sense of deceit.
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honestystraightforwardness
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