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MIG Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary
Devious
Hi. Please clarify the true meaning of "devious" in the sentence bellow. Does it convey a malicious intent?
We always left it to our most devious friends to find out the latest information.
We always left it to our most devious friends to find out the latest information.
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Devious means to be clever in planning things to go a certain way to get results that are wanted, often through methods that people don't expect, either because they are unusual methods or because they are not quite playing normal rules. It doesn't have to involve malice in any way, and the word can suggest a kind of admiration mixed in with it. The basic meaning is a kind of shadowy or sneaky cleverness.
- Devious means to be clever in planning things to go a certain way to get results that are wanted, often through methods that people don't expect, either because they are unusual methods or because they are not quite playing normal rules.
- It doesn't have to involve malice in any way, and the word can suggest a kind of admiration mixed in with it.
- The basic meaning is a kind of shadowy or sneaky cleverness.
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Devious means to be clever in planning things to go a certain way to get results that are wanted, often through methods that people don't expect, either because they are unusual methods or because they are not quite playing normal rules. It doesn't have to involve malice in any way, and the word can suggest a kind of admiration mixed in with it. The basic meaning is a kind of shadowy or sneaky cle
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