devious

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"His actions were depraved and devious and go against the kindness and care our dedicated professionals provide to children each day."

From BBC • Feb. 12, 2026

Meanwhile the narrator’s financially devious husband appears as a vulture with “the brooding eye, the blood-tipped beak, the flabby folds of flesh” of a bird of prey.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 24, 2025

Using the same paint to render George and Bertha, however, yields a devious kind of portrait.

From Salon • Jun. 22, 2025

“People know me as a striver, someone who’s always coming up with devious, clever ways around things, who then gets punched in the face by the world over and over,” Odenkirk says.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2025

“He’s fond of pushing boundaries, and I offered to help him push them further. Is Mr. Barris my opponent? That would be quite devious of him, building me a carousel to avoid suspicion.”

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern