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deviousness

noun

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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English devious Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English deviousness From devious + -ness.

  1. The characteristic of being devious; sneakiness; underhandedness.