Hyphenation of devious

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word devious? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

de-vi-ous

Definitions of devious:

1.	Indirect in departing from the accepted or proper way Misleading Used devious means to achieve success Gave oblique answers to direct questions Oblique political maneuvers
2.	Characterized by insincerity or deceit Evasive A devious character Shifty eyes
3.	Deviating from a straight course A scenic but devious route A long and circuitous journey by train and boat A roundabout route avoided rush-hour traffic

Synonyms of devious:

adj	oblique, indirect
adj	shifty, untrustworthy, untrusty
adj	circuitous, roundabout, indirect

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.