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Showing words for CANNILY using the English dictionary

7 Letter Words for Cannily

cannily

6 Letter Words for Cannily

cinnyl, cyanin, lycian

5 Letter Words for Cannily

calin, canli, canny, incan, inlay, linac, linny, naily, nancy

4 Letter Words for Cannily

acyl, alin, anil, anni, ayin, cain, cann, cany, clan, clay, clin, cyan, inca, incl, inly, lacy, laic, lain, lina, linn, liny, lynn, nail, nain, nina, yali

3 Letter Words for Cannily

acy, ail, ain, alc, aln, aly, anc, ann, any, cai, cal, can, cay, cia, cli, cly, cyl, icy, inc, inn, lac, lai, lan, lay, lca, lin, lyc, lyn, nay, nil, yan, yin

Definitions for Cannily

[1] careful; cautious; prudent: a canny reply.
[2] astute; shrewd; knowing; sagacious: a canny negotiator.
[3] skilled; expert.
[4] frugal; thrifty: a canny housewife.
[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.
[6] in a canny manner.
[7] Scot. carefully; cautiously.
[8] shrewd, esp in business; astute or wary; knowing
[9] Scot and Northeast English dialect good or nice: used as a general term of approval
[10] Scot lucky or fortunate
[11] Scot and Northeast English dialect quite; rather a canny long while

Words related to Cannily

cannymeanly, miserly, greedily, parsimoniously, stingily

Words nearby Cannily

cannycannot, cannula, cannular, cannulate, cannulation, canny, canoas, canoe, canoe birch, canoe slalom, canoewood

Origin of Cannily

yFirst recorded in 1630–40; can1 + -y1

Other words from Cannily

can·ni·ness , noun
o·ver·can·ny , adjective

Word origin for Cannily

yC16: from can 1 (in the sense: to know how) + -y 1

Synonyms for Cannily

greedily, illiberally, meanly, miserly, parsimoniously, stingily, ungenerously