Define:Canny

Northern English dialect from

from Middle Inglis

, first and third person singular of

from Old English

. Compare Scots

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. More at can, cunning.

• /ˈkæni/

  Rhymes: -æni

Canny (comparative Cannier, superlative Canniest)

1. Careful, prudent, cautious.
2. Knowing, shrewd, astute.
3. Frugal, thrifty.
4. Template:Northumbria Pleasant, nice.

   She's a canny lass hor like!

5. Template:Northumbria Very or much.

   That's a canny big horse man!

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• cannily
• canniness

• The New Geordie Dictionary, Frank Graham, 1987, ISBN 0946928118
• Newcastle 1970s, Scott Dobson and Dick Irwin, [1]
• Northumberland Words, English Dialect Society, R. Oliver Heslop, 1893–4[2]
• Todd's Geordie Words and Phrases, George Todd, Newcastle, 1977[3]

• nancy, Nancy

From the verb

from Middle Inglis

, first and third person singular of

from Old English

. More at can, cunning.

• /kanɪ/, /kɑːnɪ/

• cannie

Canny (comparative mair Canny, superlative maist Canny)

1. careful, cautious, prudent or steady
2. comfortable, gentle or cozy
3. attractive or pleasing
4. skilful, safe to work or deal with
5. fortunate, lucky
6. frugal, sparing
7. (archaic) with supernatural or occult powers

Canny (comparative mair canny, superlative maist canny)

1. carefully, cautiously

• ca canny