canny
[ kan-ee ]
/ ˈkæn i /
adjective, can·ni·er, can·ni·est.
adverb Also can·ni·ly.
in a canny manner.
Scot. carefully; cautiously.
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British Dictionary definitions for canny
canny
/ (ˈkænɪ) /
adjective -nier or -niest
shrewd, esp in business; astute or wary; knowing
Scot and Northeast English dialect good or nice: used as a general term of approval
Scot lucky or fortunate
adverb
Scot and Northeast English dialect quite; rathera canny long while
Derived forms of canny
cannily, adverbcanniness, nounWord Origin for canny
C16: from can 1 (in the sense: to know how) + -y 1
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