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canny

/ˈkæni/ · adjective

Meaning

  1. Careful, prudent, cautious.
  2. Knowing, shrewd, astute.
  3. Frugal, thrifty.
  4. Pleasant, fair, favorable or agreeable to deal with.
  5. Gentle, quiet, steady.
  6. Very, considerably; quite, rather.
  7. Gently, quietly; carefully, skilfully.
  8. (especially of sound) Sounding as if it is coming through a tin can.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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