canny English

Meaning canny meaning

What does canny mean?

canny

— adjective (= cagey, cagy, clever) showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others a cagey lawyer too clever to be sound

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shrewd

sharp

astute

cunning

cagey

sly

skillful

cautious

wily

tricky

foxy

crafty

artful

shifty

nimble

dodgy

clever

calculating

cagy

smart

parlous

intelligent

chary of

chary

bright

watchful

wary

wakeful

vulpine

undemonstrative

uncommunicative

thrifty

thoughtful

tactful

sure-handed

subtle

subtile

spiffy

sparing

snug

slyish

skilled

sharp-witted

restrained

reserved

regardful

quiet

qualified

prudent

proficient