Definition of canny Canny

/kæˈni/ - [kanee] - can•ny

We found 10 definitions of canny from 6 different sources.

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What does canny mean?

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WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective
canny - showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others; "a cagey lawyer"; "too clever to be sound"
  cagey, cagy, clever
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • canny (a.)
    Alt. of Cannei

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • canny
    Wise and considered.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • canny
    kan′i, adj. (Scot.) knowing: shrewd: having supernatural power (see Uncanny): comfortable: careful in money matters: gentle: sly or pawky.—adv. Cann′ily.—n. Cann′iness.—To ca' canny, to go or act cautiously. [From Can, to be able.]

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  • canny, adjective.

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