Devilment, Deviltry

Roguery; mischief; extreme folly or wickedne . Dev'il's, an island off the coast of French Guiana, Lat. 5° 16′ N., Lom. 52° 34 W. Devil's Baʼsin, a name given by Capt. Cook to a port in Christmas Sound, Terra del Fuego; Lat. 55° 16′ S., Lon. 70° W. Dev'il's Bit Mountains, a mountain-range of Ire- land, in Munster, co. Tipperary, extending S.W. and N.E. about 24 m., and separating the basins of the Shan- non and the Suir Rivers. Height , about 1572 feet. Dev'ilship, n. The character of a devil. Dev'iltry, n . Same as DEVILMENT, q. v. De'vious, n . [Lat. derius - de , and via , way. See WAY.] Out of the common way or track; as, a devious road. "Through ev'ry dark, and ev'ry devious way." - Pope. Going astray from rectitude, or the divine precepts; wandering; rambling; excursive; vagrant; erring. "The devious paths where wanton fancy leads." - Rowe. De'viously, adv . In a devious or roundabout manner. De'viousne , n . Departure, or wandering from a straight or regular course.