Definition of Canniest

1. Adjective. (superlative of canny lang=English POS=adjective) ¹

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Definition of Canniest

1. canny [adj] - See also: canny

Lexicographical Neighbors of Canniest

cannibalising
cannibalism
cannibalisms
cannibalistic
cannibalistically
cannibalization
cannibalizations
cannibalize
cannibalized
cannibalizes
cannibalizing
cannibally
cannibals
cannie
cannier
canniest (current term)
cannikin
cannikins
cannily
canniness
canninesses
canning
cannings
cannister
cannisters
cannit
cannizzarite
cannoli
cannolis
cannon

Literary usage of Canniest

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Complete Poetical Works of Robert Burns by Robert Burns, William Ernest Henley (1897)
"7»>; "and cannie wale." 241; (4) expertly : " nickin down fu' cannie," 135. canniest, quietest : " the canniest gate, the strife il saír," 241. ..."

2. Education by Project Innovation (Organization) (1920)
"Another revelation from army life is the great need of vocational guidance. Here is a field for the canniest judgment ..."

3. The Bookman (1898)
"Frighten wee Telfair wi' the un- canniest o' a1 thy deil imps. And as for the rest of them, may they burn back and front, ingate and outgate, hide, hair, ..."

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