<p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>careful; cautious; prudent: a canny reply.</li><li>astute; shrewd; knowing; sagacious: a canny negotiator.</li><li>skilled; expert.</li><li>frugal; thrifty: a canny housewife.</li><li>Scot: safe to deal with, invest in, or work at (usually used with a negative).</li><li>gentle; careful; steady.</li><li>snug; cozy; comfortable.</li><li>pleasing; attractive.</li><li>Archaic: having supernatural or occult powers.</li></ul><p><strong>Adverb</strong></p><ul><li>in a canny manner.</li><li>Scot: carefully; cautiously.</li></ul>