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Date: 1500-1600
Origin: CAN1

canny

 adjective
     
can‧ny
1 clever, careful, and not easily deceived, especially in business or politics:
a canny political advisor
2 nice, good - used in Scotland:
a canny lass
—cannily adverb
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