6
errant(adjective, wrong, unsettled, deceitful, deviation)
6
immoral(adjective, corrupt, wicked, dishonest, unprincipled)
6
meandering(adjective, irregular, bent, crooked, ambiguous)
6
rambling(adjective, irregular, deviation, bent, indirect)
6
sharp(adjective, false, dishonest, cunning, deceitful)
6
snaky(adjective, cunning)
6
stray(adjective, irregular, purpose, unpredictable, unreliable)
6
twisted
6
unprincipled(adjective, corrupt, dishonest, immoral, dubious)
6
wandering(adjective, unsettled, purpose, bent, ambiguous)
5
ambagious
5
astute(adjective, smooth, sharp, sensitive, cunning)
5
complicated(complex, ambiguous, rambling, indirect, incidental)
5
convoluted
5
corrupt(adjective, mean, bad, base, dishonest)
5
desultory(adjective, irregular, unpredictable, unreliable, deviation)
5
deviating(adjective, unsettled, deviation, bent, warped)
5
dubious(adjective, false, unusual, uncertain, dishonest)
5
fishy(adjective, false, dishonest, deceitful, tricky)
5
hypocritical(noun, adjective, mean, bad, base)
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