See devious on Wiktionary
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{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "cunning or deceiving, not straightforward",
"word": "hinterrücks"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "cunning or deceiving, not straightforward",
"word": "unaufrichtig"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "cunning or deceiving, not straightforward",
"word": "verschlagen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "cunning or deceiving, not straightforward",
"word": "durchtrieben"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "cunning or deceiving, not straightforward",
"word": "hinterhältig"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "cunning or deceiving, not straightforward",
"word": "doppelzüngig"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "cunning or deceiving, not straightforward",
"word": "link"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"sense": "cunning or deceiving, not straightforward",
"word": "עַרְמוּמִי"
},
{
"code": "ia",
"lang": "Interlingua",
"sense": "cunning or deceiving, not straightforward",
"word": "insidiose"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "kovárnyj",
"sense": "cunning or deceiving, not straightforward",
"word": "кова́рный"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "nečéstnyj",
"sense": "cunning or deceiving, not straightforward",
"word": "нече́стный"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "neískrennij",
"sense": "cunning or deceiving, not straightforward",
"word": "неи́скренний"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "xítryj",
"sense": "cunning or deceiving, not straightforward",
"word": "хи́трый"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "cunning or deceiving, not straightforward",
"word": "artero"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "cunning or deceiving, not straightforward",
"word": "taimado"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "cunning or deceiving, not straightforward",
"word": "engañoso"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "cunning or deceiving, not straightforward",
"word": "marrullero"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "cunning or deceiving, not straightforward",
"word": "sinsi"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "xytryj",
"sense": "cunning or deceiving, not straightforward",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "хитрий"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "pidstupnyj",
"sense": "cunning or deceiving, not straightforward",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "підступний"
},
{
"code": "yi",
"lang": "Yiddish",
"roman": "khitre",
"sense": "cunning or deceiving, not straightforward",
"word": "כיטרע"
},
{
"code": "yi",
"lang": "Yiddish",
"roman": "mamzerish",
"sense": "cunning or deceiving, not straightforward",
"word": "ממזריש"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "okólen",
"sense": "roundabout, circuitous, deviating",
"word": "око́лен"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "lǎkatúšen",
"sense": "roundabout, circuitous, deviating",
"word": "лъкату́шен"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "neprják",
"sense": "roundabout, circuitous, deviating",
"word": "непря́к"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "roundabout, circuitous, deviating",
"word": "epäsuora"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "roundabout, circuitous, deviating",
"word": "kiertävä"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "roundabout, circuitous, deviating",
"word": "kiertelevä"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "roundabout, circuitous, deviating",
"word": "abwegig"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "roundabout, circuitous, deviating",
"word": "indirekt"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "roundabout, circuitous, deviating",
"word": "krumm"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "roundabout, circuitous, deviating",
"word": "gewunden"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "okólʹnyj",
"sense": "roundabout, circuitous, deviating",
"word": "око́льный"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "neprjamój",
"sense": "roundabout, circuitous, deviating",
"word": "непрямо́й"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "roundabout, circuitous, deviating",
"word": "tortuoso"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "neprjamyj",
"sense": "roundabout, circuitous, deviating",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "непрямий"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "zvyvystyj",
"sense": "roundabout, circuitous, deviating",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "звивистий"
}
],
"word": "devious"
}
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