noun
1. the quality of being oblique and rambling indirectly
• Syn: ↑obliqueness
• Derivationally related forms: ↑oblique (for: ↑obliqueness), ↑devious
• Hypernyms: ↑indirectness
2. the quality of being deceitful and underhanded
• Syn: ↑crookedness
• Derivationally related forms: ↑devious, ↑crooked (for: ↑crookedness)
• Hypernyms: ↑dishonesty
Useful english dictionary. 2012.