Devious and Hooked

Devious

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

Hooked and devious are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hooked" instead an adjective "Devious".

Nearby Words: devil, deviously

Hooked

Hooked adjective - Curved down like an eagle's beak.
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Synonyms for Hooked

Devious and hooked are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Devious" instead an adjective "Hooked".

Nearby Words: hook, hooker, hooking, hooky

Both words in one sentence

  • Shirtless Captives Typically James West is knocked unconscious or captured by the bad guy of the week, and finds himself in a dungeon or on an operating table, or hooked to some devious contraption designed to kill him in a new and creative way, but always shirtless.
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