Devious and Smart

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Devious

Devious adjective - Clever at attaining one's ends by indirect and often deceptive means.
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Smart and devious are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Smart" instead an adjective "Devious".
Nearby Words: devil, deviously

Smart

Smart adjective - Having or showing a practical cleverness or judgment.
Usage example: a smart investment that has really paid off
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Devious and smart are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Devious" instead an adjective "Smart".
Nearby Words: smarten, smartness, smartly

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  • Manga / Appleseed They're also so polite and smooth about cooperating with Athena and Olympus that any smart viewer would expect that they're up to something seriously devious. Nope.
    Source: Manga / Appleseed
  • Badass Decay Similar to Duncan, Scott started off as a devious, street-smart badass who viewed all of the contestants as objects to the point that he seemed like a genuine sociopath.
    Source: Badass Decay
  • Wrestling / Triple H Genius Bruiser: In character he's a powerful and devious competitor, out of character he's a body builder and by all accounts a very smart man.
    Source: Wrestling / Triple H
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