Definitions
deviating from a straight course
Used in a sentence
“The wandering Arab never sets his tent Within her walls; the Shepherd eyes afar Her evil towers, and devious drives his flock.”
“We went down accordingly into the waste, and began to make our toilsome and devious travel towards the eastern verge.”
“On the second day, a sail drew near, nearer, and picked me up at last. It was the devious-cruising Rachel, that in her retracing search after her missing children, only found another orphan.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Sneakily indirect”7 letters
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