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cannily

adverb as in selfishly

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Perhaps you like your Neil Patrick Harris belting in high heels on Broadway, or cannily emceeing an awards show?

Willimon cannily structures the episodes of House of Cards in a more naturalistic fashion than traditional television.

The tribute cannily summed up the trend of the night: strong women rule.

And he had the money—four millions and more, cannily saved from the crash that had ruined so many others.

Ba but, I promise, I promise that that what what is chased is chased big and cannily and little little is big too big best.

Circle cannily round the horse to the left; here at last is something like a slope.

"You've managed to get a good deal of it without looking for it, then," retorted the superintendent cannily.

Could he afford to play the safe game and wait until the building capital should be cannily in Mr. Magnus' bank vaults?

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On this page you'll find 8 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to cannily, such as: greedily, illiberally, meanly, miserly, parsimoniously, and stingily.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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