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    canny
    /ˈkani/

    adjective

    • 1. having or showing shrewdness and good judgement, especially in money or business matters: "canny investors will switch banks if they think they are getting a raw deal"
    • 2. pleasant; nice: Northern English, Scottish "she's a canny lass"

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  2. Canny means clever or pleasant, especially in business or financial matters. Learn how to use canny in sentences and see translations in different languages.

  3. Canny means clever, shrewd, or prudent, and also careful, steady, or quiet. It is an adjective or an adverb, and it comes from Scots and regional northern English.

  4. Canny means careful, cautious, prudent, astute, skilled, frugal, or pleasing. It can be used as an adjective or an adverb, and it has different meanings in Scottish English.

  5. Canny means clever or pleasant, especially in business or financial matters. Learn how to use canny in a sentence, see synonyms and antonyms, and find out how to say canny in different languages.

  6. A canny person is clever and able to think quickly. You can also describe a person's behaviour as canny.

  7. canny. /ˈkæni/. IPA guide. Other forms: canniest; cannier. If you're a canny investor, you know how to spend money to make money — that is, you're prudent, farsighted, and capable of protecting your own interests, particularly in matters of finance or business.

  8. Canny means intelligent, careful and showing good judgement, especially in business or politics. Learn how to use this adjective with pictures, pronunciation and usage notes.