LekhoriLekhoriCunning or deceiving, not straightforward or honest, not frank.
Roundabout, circuitous, deviating from the direct or ordinary route.
The wandering Arab never sets his tent Within her walls; the Shepherd eyes afar Her evil towers, and devious drives his flock.
1590s, "out of the common or direct way," from Latin devius (“out of the way, remote, off the main road”), from de via, from de (“off”) (see de-) + via (“way, road”). Compare deviate. Originally in th...
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