Devious and Nasty

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

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

Nearby Words: devil, deviously

Nasty adjective - Having or showing a desire to cause someone pain or suffering for the sheer enjoyment of it.

Usage example: made nasty comments about how ugly she was

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Devious and nasty are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Devious" instead an adjective "Nasty".

Nearby Word: nastily

You enter a dungeon using your special bloodline and navigate through waves of vicious monsters, get past several devious puzzles, and avoid all sorts of nasty traps through your psychic powers and reflexes of Bruce Lee.

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