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The quality or state of being indirect; obliquity; deviousness; crookedness.

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  1. n. The quality or state of being indirect; obliquity; deviousness; crookedness.
  2. n. Deviation from an upright or straightforward course; unfairness; dishonesty.
  3. n. having the characteristic of lacking a true course toward a goal
  4. 1. The quality or state of being indirect; obliquity; deviousness; crookedness. 2. Deviation from an upright or straightforward course; unfairness; dishonesty. W. Montagu.
  5. n. having the characteristic of lacking a true course toward a goal