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gagster

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an class='vi' role='text'>//A canny pub, serving decent food at a decent price … — Brian Severs
adverb

Definition (Entry 2 of 2)

Other Words
Adjective
  • can​ni​ly ˈka-nə-lē adverb
  • can​ni​ness ˈka-nē-nəs noun
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms: Adjective
astute clear-eyed clear-sighted hard-boiled hardheaded heady knowing savvy sharp sharp-witted shrewd smart
Antonyms: Adjective
unknowing
Examples
Adjective
  • //a canny card player, good at psyching out his opponents
  • //warm and canny under the woolen bedcovers, we didn't mind the chilly Scottish nights
First Known Use
Adjective
1596, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Adverb
1786, in the meaning defined above
History and Etymology
Adjective
originally Scots & regional northern English, going back to early Scots, "free from risk, sagacious, prudent, cautious," probably from can "ability" (noun derivative of can can entry 1) + -y -y entry 1
canny
adjective

Synonyms & Antonyms

Other Words
Adjective
  • can​ni​ly ˈka-nə-lē adverb
  • can​ni​ness ˈka-nē-nəs noun
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms: Adjective
astute clear-eyed clear-sighted hard-boiled hardheaded heady knowing savvy sharp sharp-witted shrewd smart
Antonyms: Adjective
unknowing
Examples
Adjective
  • //a canny card player, good at psyching out his opponents
  • //warm and canny under the woolen bedcovers, we didn't mind the chilly Scottish nights
First Known Use
Adjective
1596, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Adverb
1786, in the meaning defined above
History and Etymology
Adjective
originally Scots & regional northern English, going back to early Scots, "free from risk, sagacious, prudent, cautious," probably from can "ability" (noun derivative of can can entry 1) + -y -y entry 1
canny
adjective

Synonyms & Antonyms

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