Canny

Adjective

 * 1) Careful, prudent, cautious.
 * 2) Knowing, shrewd, astute.
 * 3) Frugal, thrifty.
 * 4)  Pleasant, nice.
 * 5)  Very or much.

Adverbs for Canny
astonishingly; shrewdly; weirdly; uncommonly; infinitely; suavely; smoothly; adroitly; cleverly; diplomatically; artfully; subtly; cunningly; naturally; craftily; guilelessly; astutely; foxily; deeply; knowingly; politically; discreetly; intelligently; sharply; wisely; sagely; sagaciously; alertly; smartly.

Derived terms

 * cannily
 * canniness

Thesaurus
smart, smooth, snaky, sneaky, sophistical, spare, sparing, stealthy, strategic, subtile, subtle, supple, tactical, tentative, thorough, thrifty, time-saving, trickish, tricksy, tricky, unadventurous, uncommunicative, undaring, unenterprising, unprecipitate, unwasteful, vulpine, wary, wily, acute, adroit, arch, artful, astute, cagey, calculating, careful, cautious, chary, cheeseparing, circumspect, clever, conserving, crafty, cunning, cute, deceitful, deep, deep-laid, deliberate, designing, devious, dexterous, diplomatic, discreet, economic, economical, economizing, feline, forehanded, foxy, frugal, gingerly, guarded, guileful, heedful, hep, hesitant, ingenious, insidious, inventive, judicious, knowing, labor-saving, leaving out nothing, mindful, money-saving, nimble-witted, noncommittal, on guard, overlooking no possibility, parsimonious, pawky, penny-wise, politic, provident, prudent, prudential, quick, quick-witted, ready, regardful, resourceful, safe, saving, scheming, scrimping, serpentine, sharp, sharp-witted, shifty, shrewd, skimping, slick, slim, slippery, slow to act, sly,

Etymology
Northern English dialect from can: from can:, first and third person singular of cunnen: from  cunnan:. Compare canny:,  cann:. More at can, cunning.

Translations

 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Finnish:
 * Russian: осмотрительный,


 * Spanish: cauteloso
 * Swedish: försiktig


 * Bulgarian: хитър,

Anagrams

 * nancy, Nancy

Etymology
From the verb can: from can:, first and third person singular of cunnen: from  cunnan:. More at can, cunning.

Alternative forms

 * cannie

Adjective

 * 1) careful, cautious, prudent or steady
 * 2) comfortable, gentle or cozy
 * 3) attractive or pleasing
 * 4) skilful, safe to work or deal with
 * 5) fortunate, lucky
 * 6) frugal, sparing
 * 7)  with supernatural or occult powers

Adverb

 * 1) carefully, cautiously

Related terms

 * ca canny