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
29 May 2025
(adjective) characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; “a critical reading”; “a critical dissertation”; “a critical analysis of Melville’s writings”
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
