The phrase "a bit devious" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe someone or something that is slightly dishonest or cunning in a subtle way.
Example: "His plan to win the game was a bit devious, but it ultimately worked."
Alternatives: "somewhat sly" or "a little cunning."
And the Spanish can be a bit devious at times.
The well-chronicled fiasco, which began with a report by WMKG, made Howard look a bit devious as he continued to deny that he asked for Van Gundy's removal — while Van Gundy was confirming the story.
Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga, was pretty soulful and poppy for us, [so] to get away with putting this song second on the album and make it work felt a bit devious.
You've played some villainous characters with Nanny Carrie on "One Tree Hill," like you mentioned, and Melissa on "Pretty Little Liars" is a bit devious.
"What we are doing is a little bit devious" — the site need only add a 'buy' button, and its inventory system becomes a marketplace.
It seems to have worked surprisingly often, since Laws meticulously documents each billion-pound cuts package or faintly mad plan thwarted thanks to the plucky Lib Dems (although one can't help wondering if there wasn't a bit of devious haggling going on, with the Tories demanding things they knew Clegg wouldn't give and then making a big show of "settling" for what they wanted all along).
However, if I ever do feel like being a bit of a devious bastard, I can order this GSM/GPS Jammer from DetectNu, maker of radical spy gear.
All of the relationships on "UnREAL" are a bit bedraggled, yet for all the devious minds it depicts, the show does not so much impeach reality television as probe its ethical quandaries, as well as those of the viewers who tune in so loyally.
A devious miniature, it has three characters in a run-down flat (a bit of Pinter there, too).
There is more to these hard-working women than their laundry skills — they are called devious for a reason — but the story lines and dialogue may be a bit too cute and contrived to hold viewers' interest for long.
She added: "There is more to these hard-working women than their laundry skills — they are called devious for a reason — but the story lines and dialogue may be a bit too cute and contrived to hold viewers' interest for long".
