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Meaning of canny
adjective
- Careful, prudent, cautious. Example: The politician gave a canny response to the reporter's questions.
- Knowing, shrewd, astute. Example: The canny lawyer knew just how to get what he wanted.
- Frugal, thrifty. Example: canny investments
- Pleasant, fair, favorable or agreeable to deal with. Example: She's a canny lass hor like!
- Gentle, quiet, steady. Example: a canny horse
adverb
- Very, considerably; quite, rather. Example: That's a canny big horse, man!
- Gently, quietly; carefully, skilfully. Example: drive canny
adjective
- (especially of sound) Sounding as if it is coming through a tin can.
Source: Free Dictionary API.
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