CANNY


Meaning of CANNY in English

■ adjective ( cannier , canniest )

1》 shrewd, especially in financial or business matters.

2》 N. English & Scottish pleasant; nice.

Derivatives

cannily adverb

canniness noun

Origin

C16 (orig. Scots): from can 1 (in the obs. sense 'know') + -y 1 .

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