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cannily, adv. Sc. (and north. dial.)|ˈkænɪlɪ|
[f. canny a. + -ly2.]
Sagaciously, skilfully, prudently; cautiously, slily; gently, softly; comfortably, etc. (see various senses of canny).
1636Rutherford Lett. lxix. (1862) I. 178 Those who can take that crabbed tree handsomely upon their back and fasten it on cannily, shall find it such a burden as wings to a bird. a1662Baillie Lett. (1775) I. 147 (Jam.) He has..carried himself far more cannily than any of that side. a1758Ramsay Poems (1800) II. 386 Steering cannily thro' life. 1816Scott Antiq. xxvii, Step lightly and cannily. ― Bl. Dwarf vii.1839Cumbrld. & Westm. Dialog. 18 Sae we dud varra connoly. 1866Kingsley Herew. xv. 199, I told my story as cannily as I could. |