cannily

adv

Etymology

From canny + -ly.

  1. derived from cunnan
  2. derived from can
  3. formed as cannily — “canny + -ly

Definitions

  1. 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.

The neighborhood

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