Devious
Devious adjective - Clever at attaining one's ends by indirect and often deceptive means.
Discursive and devious are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Discursive" instead an adjective "Devious".
Discursive
Discursive adjective - Passing from one topic to another.
Usage example: the speaker's discursive style made it difficult to understand his point
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Synonyms for Discursive
Devious and discursive are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Devious" instead an adjective "Discursive".
Nearby Words: discursively, discursiveness
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Related pairs
- irregular and devious
- irregular and discursive
- circular and devious
- circular and discursive
- wandering and devious
- wandering and discursive
- indirect and devious
- indirect and discursive
- evasive and devious
- evasive and discursive
- tortuous and devious
- tortuous and discursive
- rambling and devious
- rambling and discursive
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