Devious and Errant

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Devious adjective - Clever at attaining one's ends by indirect and often deceptive means.

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Errant is a synonym for devious in deviate topic. In some cases you can use "Errant" instead an adjective "Devious", when it comes to topics like dishonest, crooked, aberrant.

Nearby Words: devil, deviously

Errant adjective - Engaging in or marked by childish misbehavior.

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Devious is a synonym for errant in deviate topic. You can use "Devious" instead an adjective "Errant", if it concerns topics such as wrong, aberrant.

Nearby Words: erratic, errancy, errantly

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