devious

/ˈdiːviəs/ adjective disapproving

Definition

› using indirect ways to get what you want, especially without showing your real purpose: Officials called the company 'devious and underhand'.

deviously adverb › Management seems to have acted deviously and without regard for the interests of policyholders.

(Definition of devious adjective from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to get rid of something or someone that is not wanted or needed

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