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Definition canny

Etymology

Northern English dialect from can (“to know”), from Middle English can, first and third person singular of cunnen, connen (“to be able, know how to”), from Old English cunnan (“to know how to, be able to”). Compare Scots canny, Old English cann (“knowledge, assertion”). More at can, cunning.

Adjective

canny (comparative cannier, superlative canniest)

  1. Careful, prudent, cautious.
  2. Knowing, shrewd, astute.
  3. Frugal, thrifty.
  4. (Scotland, Northumbria) Pleasant, fair, favorable or agreeable to deal with.
  5. (Scotland, Northumbria) Gentle, quiet, steady.

Adverb

canny (not comparable)

  1. (Northumbria) Very, considerably; quite, rather.
  2. (Scotland, Northumbria) Gently, quietly; carefully, skilfully.

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