[can.ny] adj can.ni.er ; -est [[1]can] (1596) 1: clever, shrewd; also: prudent
2. chiefly Scot a: careful, steady; also: restrained b: quiet, snug "then ~, in some cozy place, they close the day --Robert Burns" -- can.ni.ly adv -- can.ni.ness n
[2]canny adv (ca. 1796) Scot: in a canny manner: carefully