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Definition of canny in English Turkish dictionary
- akıllı
- kurnaz
- uyanık
- kuytu
- cazip
- {s} tutumlu
- tedbirli ihtiyatlı
- {s} zarif
- hünerli
- idareli
- zeki anlayışlı
- sakin
- rahat
- çekici
- sessiz
- {s} hoş
- kurnaz/uyanık
- {s} dikkatli
- {s} tedbirli
- becerikli
- {s} açıkgöz
- ca'canny
- işi yavaşlatma
- cannily
- kurnaz bir biçimde
- cannily
- kurnaz/uyanık bir şekilde
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Definition of canny in English English dictionary
- Pleasant, nice
She's a canny lass hor like!.
- Careful, prudent, cautious
- Knowing, shrewd, astute
- Very or much
That's a canny big horse man!.
- Frugal, thrifty
- Having pleasing or useful qualities; gentle
- A canny person is clever and able to think quickly. You can also describe a person's behaviour as canny. He was far too canny to risk giving himself away = shrewd
- showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others; "a cagey lawyer"; "too clever to be sound"
- {s} cautious; cunning, shrewd
- Skillful; knowing; capable
- easy-going
- Reputed to have magical powers
- Cautious; prudent; safe
- Artful; cunning; shrewd; wary
- Smart or talented
- ca'canny
- {f} go carefully, go softly; do with moderation, go with caution; slow down; work slowly (Scottish)
- reet canny
- Excellent; of good character
✱ rather frightfully good.
- cannier
- comparative of canny
- canniest
- superlative of canny
- cannily
- In a canny manner
- cannily
- shrewdly; in a witty manner
- cannily
- with foresight; "more presciently than they superiors, these workers grasped the economic situation"
- canniness
- Caution; crafty management
- canniness
- {i} shrewdness; wittiness
- canniness
- The state or quality of being canny
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canny
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can·nyTurkish pronunciation
käniSynonyms
able, acute, adroit, astute, cagey, careful, cautious, circumspect, cunning, dexterous, discreet, foxy, frugal, having fancy footwork, hepPronunciation
/ˈkanē/ /ˈkæniː/
Etymology
[ 'ka-nE ] (adjective.) 1596. Northern English dialect from can (“to know”) from Middle English can, first and third person singular of cunnen, connen (“to be able, know how to”) from Old English cunnan (“to know how to, be able to”). Compare Scots canny, Old English cann (“knowledge, assertion”). More at can, cunning.Resimler
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