9
shady(adjective, corrupt, dishonest, immoral, cunning)
9
smooth(adjective, sharp, cunning, deceitful, knowing)
8
anfractuous(adjective, straight)
8
canny(adjective, smooth, sharp, cunning, shrewd)
8
fraudulent(adjective, false, dishonest, cunning, deceitful)
8
sinuous(adjective, bent, crooked, ambiguous, incidental)
8
zigzag(adjective, side, deviation, bent, crooked)
7
circular(adjective, straight, ambiguous, rambling, indirect)
7
double-dealing(noun, adjective, mean, fake, base)
7
erring
7
furtive(adjective, dishonest, cunning, deceitful, dubious)
7
misleading(adjective, difficult, false, complex, deceitful)
7
plotting
7
serpentine(adjective, cunning, bent, crooked, ambiguous)
7
subtle(adjective, smooth, sharp, false, sensitive)
7
twisting(adjective, bent, crooked, ambiguous, incidental)
7
two-faced(noun, adjective, mean, base, false)
6
conniving(adjective, false, negative, dishonest, deceitful)
6
aberrant(irregular, unreliable, uneven, deviation, unbalanced)
6
dishonorable(adjective, mean, bad, fake, base)
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