Definition of "covinous" [cov•in•ous]

• Deceitful; collusive; fraudulent; dishonest (adjective)

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• ""I lately had occasion to justify an action to a man," went on Clowes, "but, no, the scurvy fellow would put no faith in my words, insisting that the person I sought to clear was covinous and tricky, and wholly unworthy of trust.""