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cannily

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can·ny  (kn)
adj. can·ni·er, can·ni·est
1. Careful and shrewd, especially where one's own interests are concerned.
2. Cautious in spending money; frugal.
3. Scots
a. Steady, restrained, and gentle.
b. Snug and quiet.
[From can.]
canni·ly adv.
canni·ness n.
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Adv.1.cannily - with foresight; "more presciently than they superiors, these workers grasped the economic situation"
presciently
Translations
cannily [ˈkænɪli] adv (= cleverly) → astucieusement
cannily
adv → clever, raffiniert; (involving money also) → geschäftstüchtig; (with plans also) → gewieft


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there was naething left for't, when madam's fingers had grippit me, but to slip through them as cannily as I could.
Man And Wife by Collins, Wilkie View in context
"It looks unco' quiet," said he; "but for all that we'll lie down here cannily behind a dyke, and make sure.
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But that won't be just yet," Miss Bordereau continued cannily, as if to correct any hopes that this courageous allusion to the last receptacle of her mortality might lead me to entertain.
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