canny
/ˈkæni/ · adjective
Meaning
- Careful, prudent, cautious.
- Knowing, shrewd, astute.
- Frugal, thrifty.
- Pleasant, fair, favorable or agreeable to deal with.
- Gentle, quiet, steady.
- Very, considerably; quite, rather.
- Gently, quietly; carefully, skilfully.
- (especially of sound) Sounding as if it is coming through a tin can.
Etymology / origin
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