Devious and Deviant

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Devious

Devious adjective - Departing from some accepted standard of what is normal.
Usage example: her behavior is devious because of a developmental disorder
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Deviant and devious are semantically related In some cases you can use "Deviant" instead an adjective "Devious".
Nearby Words: devil, deviously

Deviant

Deviant adjective - Departing from some accepted standard of what is normal.
Usage example: some studies show that many violent criminals begin exhibiting deviant behavior in early childhood
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Devious and deviant are semantically related in abnormal topic. Sometimes you can use "Devious" instead an adjective "Deviant", if it concerns topics such as perverted.
Nearby Words: deviate, deviation, deviance

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