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    CANNY

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

    Irregular inflected forms: cannier  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation, canniest  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

     I. (adjective) 

    Comparative and superlative

    Comparative: cannier  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Superlative: canniest  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with othersplay

    Example:

    too clever to be sound

    Synonyms:

    cagey; cagy; canny; clever

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    Adjectives

    Similar:

    smart (showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness)

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