Devious

[adj] deviating from a straight course; "a scenic but devious route"; "a long and circuitous journey by train and boat"; "a roundabout route avoided rush-hour traffic"
[adj] indirect in departing from the accepted or proper way; misleading; "used devious means to achieve success"; "gave oblique answers to direct questions"; "oblique political maneuvers"
[adj] characterized by insincerity or deceit; evasive; "a devious character"; "shifty eyes"

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Synonyms

circuitous, indirect, oblique, roundabout, shifty, untrustworthy, untrusty

Related Terms

aberrant, aberrative, ambagious, amoral, anfractuous, artful, backhand, backhanded, balled up, bending, Byzantine, calculating, canny, circuitous, circular, complex, complicated, confounded, confused, conscienceless, convoluted, corrupt, corrupted, crabbe