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canny
adjective as in clever, artful
Strongest matches
Example Sentences
That “I Like Movies” is set in the early 2000s is clear from the very beginning, thanks to a number of canny period details.
"My accent has changed so much since starting at uni because i was getting comments if I said a word like 'canny'. They liked to point it out."
It never condescends to Sisters Barnes and Paxton and they always have sound rebuttals at the ready; they are also observant, smart and canny.
Protected by a fortune from his father while playing the part of a canny real estate developer, Trump repeatedly bankrupted himself upward.
The canny relaxing of rules meant Pacific islanders such as Jarome Luai and Jeremiah Nanai - currently involved with Samoa - could also play Origin, thus bolstering both assets with the top players.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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