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Devious vs Dissembling - What's the difference?

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Devious is a related term of dissembling.


As an adjective devious

is deviating; not straightforward or honest, not frank; not standard.

As a noun dissembling is

the action of the verb dissemble .

As a verb dissembling is

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devious

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Deviating; not straightforward or honest, not frank; not standard.
  • * 1839 , Frederick Marryat, The Phantom Ship
    • Keeping close in to the shore, they discovered, after two hours run, a fresh stream which burst in a cascade from the mountains, and swept its devious course through the jungle, until it poured its tribute into the waters of the Strait.

    dissembling

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The action of the verb dissemble
  • * 2005 , C. L. Corey, Our Own Felicity: We Make Or Find (page 82)
    • The lies and dissemblings about this period are beyond most people's imaginations.

    Verb

    dissembles