cannie
/ˈkæni/
adjective
- Scottish and Northern English dialect: clever, shrewd, or cautious.
- The cannie traveler always kept some money hidden for emergencies.
- He's a cannie old farmer who never makes a bad deal.
- She gave a cannie smile, knowing she had the upper hand.
- Scottish: gentle, careful, or quiet in manner.
- With cannie steps, she crept through the dark hallway.
- He made a cannie approach, not wanting to startle the deer.
- The nurse spoke in a cannie voice to calm the frightened child.
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