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Translate devious into Spanish
1Showing a skillful use of underhanded tactics to achieve goals.
2(of a route or journey) longer and less direct than the most straightforward way.
Late 16th century from Latin devius (from de- ‘away from’ + via ‘way’) + -ous. The original sense was ‘remote’; the later sense ‘departing from the direct route’ gave rise to the figurative sense ‘deviating from the straight way’ and hence ‘skilled in underhand tactics’.