About The Word Canny
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Canny
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What's The Definition Of Canny?
[adj] showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others; "a cagey lawyer"; "too clever to be sound"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Canny: cagey | cagy | clever | smart Related Terms | Find terms related to Canny: acute | adroit | arch | artful | astute | Byzantine | cagey | calculating | careful | cautious | chary | cheeseparing | circumspect | clever | conserving | crafty | cunning | cute | deceitful | deep | deep-laid | deliberate | designing | devious | dexterous | diplomatic | discreet | economic | economical | economizing | feline | forehanded | foxy | frugal | gingerly | guarded | guileful | heedful | hep | hesitant | ingenious | insidious | inventive | judicious | knowing | labor-saving | leaving out nothing | Machiavellian | Machiavellic | mindful | money-saving | nimble-witted | noncommittal | on guard | overlooking no possibility | parsimonious | pawky | penny-wise | politic | provident | prudent | prudential | quick | quick-witted | ready | regardful | resourceful | safe | saving | scheming | Scotch | scrimping | serpentine | sharp | sharp-witted | shifty | shrewd | skimping | slick | slim | slippery | slow to act | sly | smart | smooth | snaky | sneaky | sophistical | spare | sparing | stealthy | strategic | subtile | subtle | supple | tactical | tentative | thorough | thrifty | time-saving | trickish | tricksy | tricky | unadventurous | uncommunicative | undaring | unenterprising | unprecipitate | unwasteful | vulpine | wary | wily See Also | Canny In Webster's Dictionary \Can"ny\, Cannei \Can"nei\, a. [Cf. Icel. kenn skilled,
learned, or E. canny. Cf. {Kenn}.] [North of Eng. & Scot.]
1. Artful; cunning; shrewd; wary.
2. Skillful; knowing; capable. --Sir W. Scott.
3. Cautious; prudent; safe.. --Ramsay.
4. Having pleasing or useful qualities; gentle. --Burns.
5. Reputed to have magical powers. --Sir W. Scott.
{No canny}, not safe, not fortunate; unpropitious. [Scot.]
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