cannily en · ADV
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree English canny Middle English -ly English -ly English cannily From canny + -ly.
Meanings
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In a canny manner.
She had heard of girls who would not speak of their love, arguing to themselves cannily that there may be many a slip between the cup and the lip.
1862 September – 1864 April, Anthony Trollope, “Mrs. Dale’s Little Party”, in The Small House at Allington. […], volume I, London: Smith, Elder and Co., […], published April 1864, →OCLC, page 87:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more cannily | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most cannily | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |