cagey, cagy, canny, clever
(adjective) showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others; “a cagey lawyer”; “too clever to be sound”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
canny (comparative cannier, superlative canniest)
Careful, prudent, cautious.
Knowing, shrewd, astute.
Frugal, thrifty.
Synonym: Thesaurus:frugal
(Scotland, Northumbria) Pleasant, fair, favorable or agreeable to deal with.
(Scotland, Northumbria) Gentle, quiet, steady.
In common modern usage, canny and uncanny are no longer antonyms, although they are not synonyms.
canny (not comparable)
(Northumbria) Very, considerably; quite, rather.
(Scotland, Northumbria) Gently, quietly; carefully, skilfully.
canny
(especially, of sound) Sounding as if it is coming through a tin can.
• Nancy, nancy
Canny (plural Cannys)
A surname.
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Canny is the 31516th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 734 individuals. Canny is most common among White (95.1%) individuals.
• Nancy, nancy
Source: Wiktionary
Can"ny, Can"nei, a. Etym: [Cf. Icel. kenn skilled, learned, or E. canny. Cf. Kenn.] [North of Eng. & Scot.]
1. Artful; cunning; shrewd; wary.
2. Skillful; knowing; capable. Sir W. Scott.
3. Cautious; prudent; safe.. Ramsay.
4. Having pleasing of useful qualities; gentle. Burns.
5. Reputed to have magical powers. Sir W. Scott. No canny, not safe, not fortunate; unpropitious. [Scot.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 April 2024
(adjective) remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect; “a great crisis”; “had a great stake in the outcome”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
