Definitions for canny

canny can·ny

Spelling: [kan-ee]
IPA: /ˈkæn i/

Canny is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 28 anagrams from letters in canny (acnny).

Definitions for canny

adverb

  1. in a canny manner.
  2. Scot. carefully; cautiously.

adjective

  1. careful; cautious; prudent:
  2. astute; shrewd; knowing; sagacious:
  3. skilled; expert.
  4. frugal; thrifty:
  5. Scot. safe to deal with, invest in, or work at (usually used with a negative). gentle; careful; steady. snug; cozy; comfortable. pleasing; attractive. Archaic. having supernatural or occult powers.

Origin of canny

First recorded in 1630-40; can1 + -y1

Examples for canny

Ever canny if uninspiring, John Boehner admitted as much in his recent remarks.

And old Angus wagged his head and said, "canny lass, the widdy!"

All of it is so canny we can only wonder why no one had said these things before.

That is admirable, and Preserve is clever, or at least canny.

A wavering, but canny Wehrmacht General Dietrich von Choltitz finally surrendered it on August 25.

But he was a canny political operator, far less ideological and more coldly pragmatic than proponents liked to admit.

So reasoned the canny Scot, but he held his tongue to his Lilias.

Turning, I found the canny swain had followed me on an investigating tour.

It might be a good thing, said the canny Scot, to back him up and reap the benefit.

He said it was "Kahore pai;" or, as a Scotsman would put it, "no canny."

Word Value for canny
Scrable

10

Words with friends

12

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