Devious
Devious adjective - Clever at attaining one's ends by indirect and often deceptive means.
Digressive and devious are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Digressive" instead an adjective "Devious".
Digressive
Digressive adjective - Passing from one topic to another.
Usage example: a digressive lecture on current events around the world
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Synonyms for Digressive
Devious and digressive are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Devious" instead an adjective "Digressive".
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Related pairs
- irregular and devious
- irregular and digressive
- wandering and devious
- wandering and digressive
- aberrant and devious
- aberrant and digressive
- indirect and devious
- indirect and digressive
- tortuous and devious
- tortuous and digressive
- rambling and devious
- rambling and digressive
- oblique and devious
- oblique and digressive
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