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canny
can·ny [ kánnee ] (comparative can·ni·er, superlative can·ni·est)


adjective 
Definition:
 
shrewdly knowing: shrewd enough not to be easily deceived
a canny negotiator
[Late 16th century. <can1 "know"]

can·ni·ly adverb
can·ni·ness noun
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