4
allusive(adjective, hidden, suggestive, latent, oblique)
4
contingent(adjective, inferior, last, minor, subordinate)
4
cunning(adjective, false, dishonest, vague, deceitful)
4
deceptive(adjective, false, restrained, dishonest, cunning)
4
false(vague, misleading, illusory, slippery, shifty)
4
guileful(adjective, honest, dishonest, cunning, deceitful)
4
long-winded(noun, adjective, rambling, circuitous, tortuous)
4
presumptive(adjective, circumstantial)
4
snaky(adjective, winding)
4
subtle(adjective, quiet, slight, fine, thin)
4
surreptitious(adjective, dishonest, cunning, deceitful, tricky)
3
accessory(adjective, inferior, minor, subordinate, secondary)
3
artful
3
askance
3
aslant(adjective, adverb, diagonal)
3
asquint
3
auxiliary(noun, adjective, inferior, minor, side)
3
awry
3
bent(adjective, diagonal)
3
confirmatory(adjective, side, secondary, ancillary)
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