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   Can·ny

   /ˈkanē/

   

   adjective

   • 1. having or showing shrewdness and good judgment, especially in money or business matters: "canny shoppers came early for a bargain"
   • 2. pleasant; nice: Northern English, Scottish "she's a canny lass"

   Word Origin late 16th century (originally Scots): from can1 (in the obsolete sense ‘know’) + -y1.

   Derivatives

   • 1. cannily adverb
   • 2. canniness noun

   Scrabble Points: 10

   • C

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   • A

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   • N

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   • N

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   • Y

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