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Definition of Canny
1. Adjective. Showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others. "Too clever to be sound"
Definition of Canny
1. a. Artful; cunning; shrewd; wary.
Definition of Canny
1. Adjective. Careful, prudent, cautious. ¹
2. Adjective. Knowing, shrewd, astute. ¹
3. Adjective. Frugal, thrifty. ¹
4. Adjective. (Northumbria) Pleasant, fair. ¹
5. Adjective. (Northumbria) Very or much. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Canny
1. prudent [adj -NIER, -NIEST] - See also: prudent
Lexicographical Neighbors of Canny
Literary usage of Canny
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Monthly Chronicle of North Country Lore and Legend (1889)
"WORD so familiar as to give the distinctive character to " canny ... The Southern
man accepta this rendering, and believes that our "canny man" means ..."
2. The Chronicles of Enguerrand de Monstrelet: Containing an Account of the by Enguerrand de Monstrelet (1853)
"In consequence, when the lord do canny had an audience, to make his report of
the embassy, he was told in full council, “ Lord do canny, you have shown ..."
3. An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language: To which is Prefixed, a by John Jamieson (1879)
"In this sense one is said to be very canny about a sick person, S. "Doctor Wild
returned to the cottage, bringing with bun old Effie ; who, as she herself ..."
4. Northumberland Words by Richard Oliver Heslop, Oliver Heslop (1892)
"CANNINESS, kindliness, and all the virtues included in being canny. CANNON-NAIL,
the nail that holds the cart body to the axle. canny, an embodiment of all ..."
5. The Complete Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott by Walter Scott (1900)
"I 'canny MOMENT, LUCKY FIT* From Chapter in, canny moment, lucky fit; Is the lady
lighter yet ? Be it lad, or be it lass, Sign wi' cross, and Bain wi' mass. ..."
6. Trade Unionism and British Industry: A Reprint of "the Times" Articles on by Edwin A. Pratt (1904)
"Among trade unionists of the Socialist type, who have no regard for courtesy
titles, it is better known as "Ca' canny." It got this nickname during the ..."
7. A Glossary of the Cleveland Dialect: Explanatory, Derivative, and Critical by John Christopher Atkinson (1868)
"It is worthy of remark, that canny seems to be a word of comparatively ...
A canny lass at's worth a better spot;' a higher or better place or situation. 2. ..."
8. A Glossary: Or, Collection of Words, Phrases, Names, and Allusions to by Robert Nares (1859)
"The derivation is not clearly made out ; the best derivation seems to be from
the northern word canny, or canny, meaning pretty. ..."
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