heimtückisch — meaning in English

English meaning

• devious adj Dishonest and cunning; willing to use underhand methods to get what one wants.
• insidious adjective Causing harm slowly and quietly, so the danger isn't obvious until real damage is done.
• malign verb To say untrue or unfair things about someone in order to damage their reputation.

Senses

heimtückisch is used for these senses in English:

• dastard Meanly shrinking from danger, cowardly, dastardly.
• devious Cunning or deceiving, not straightforward or honest, not frank.
• insidious Causing harm in a stealthy, often gradual, manner.
• insidious Intending to entrap; alluring but harmful.
• perfidiously In a perfidious manner.

devious — full definition

1. adj Dishonest and cunning; willing to use underhand methods to get what one wants.
2. adj Indirect or roundabout, rather than going straight to the point.

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