canny
/ˈkæni/ adjective C2- Careful, prudent, cautious. · The politician gave a canny response to the reporter’s questions.
- Knowing, shrewd, astute. · The canny lawyer knew just how to get what he wanted.
- Frugal, thrifty. · canny investments
Comparative cannier · Superlative canniest
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The boy looked at him for a moment with bright, canny eyes out of a dirty, intelligent face, and then set off at a run.
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