cannyadjective
uk/ˈkæn.i/us/ˈkæn.i/canny adjective (CLEVER)
thinking quickly and cleverly, especially in business or financial matters:
These salesmen are a canny lot.
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Wise and sensible
- an old/a wise head on young shoulders idiom
- be a victory for common sense idiom
- discerning
- discriminating
- discrimination
- far-sighted
- gnomic
- legitimacy
- no flies on sb idiom
- no-nonsense
- out of the mouths of babes (and sucklings) idiom
- perspective
- perspicacious
- right-minded
- sagacious
- sage
- savoir-faire
- sensible
- wise
- wisely
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canny adjective (PLEASANT)
Northern English good or pleasant:
a canny lad
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Informal words for good
- A-OK
- ace
- amazeballs
- apple pie
- awesomesauce
- badass
- champion
- juicy
- killer
- knock
- knock spots off sth idiom
- magic
- mega
- rule
- serious
- some
- splendiferous
- steal the show/scene idiom
- stupendous
- suck
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cannily
adverb uk/ˈkæn.əl.i/us/ˈkæn.əl.i/