intelligent, careful, and showing good judgment, especially in business or politics a canny politician a canny move He was canny enough to see that they were trying to trap him.
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NAmE//ˈkænl̩i//
adverb She cannily concealed her delight at his suggestion.See canny in the Oxford Advanced Learner's DictionaryCheck pronunciation: canny