'Canny' definitions:
Definition of 'canny'
From: WordNet
Definition of 'Canny'
From: GCIDE
- Canny \Can"ny\, Cannei \Can"nei\, a. [Cf. Icel. kenn skilled, learned, or E. canny. Cf. Kenn.] [North of Eng. & Scot.]
- 1. Artful; cunning; shrewd; wary. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Skillful; knowing; capable. --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Cautious; prudent; safe.. --Ramsay. [1913 Webster]
- 4. Having pleasing or useful qualities; gentle. --Burns. [1913 Webster]
- 5. Reputed to have magical powers. --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]
- No canny, not safe, not fortunate; unpropitious. [Scot.] [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'canny'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- acute,
- adroit,
- arch,
- artful,
- astute,
- Byzantine,
- 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,
- Machiavellian,
- Machiavellic,
- 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,
- Scotch,
- scrimping,
- serpentine,
- sharp,
- sharp-witted,
- shifty,
- shrewd,
- skimping,
- slick,
- slim,
- slippery,
- slow to act,
- sly,
- 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