5
knowing(adjective, smooth, sharp, cunning, sly)
5
questionable(adjective, evil, false, corrupt, dishonest)
5
sidelong(ambiguous, rambling, indirect, incidental, circuitous)
5
surreptitious(adjective, dishonest, cunning, deceitful, tricky)
4
awry
4
backhanded(false, dishonest, deceitful, slick, hypocritical)
4
bending
4
bent(adjective, corrupt, dishonest, uneven, unbalanced)
4
complex(sensitive, intelligent, shrewd, complicated, daedal)
4
curved
4
curving
4
cute
4
deep(adjective, smooth, sharp, cunning, deceitful)
4
discursive(deviation, ambiguous, rambling, indirect, incidental)
4
dodgy
4
excursive(adjective, unsettled, deviation, circuitous, winding)
4
faithless(noun, adjective, mean, base, false)
4
feline(adjective, feature, trait, cunning, craftiness)
4
ingenious(adjective, cunning)
4
intricate
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