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How to pronounce “canny”

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Pronunciation guide for canny

Learning goal
Practice the English pronunciation of canny with real speech in context.
Available examples
8 YouTube examples
Real speech example
Can light stop the coronavirus?they'd seem pretty canny at doing that
Definition summary
Careful, prudent, cautious.

Example 1 of 8

How to pronounce canny

Can light stop the coronavirus?

they'd seem pretty canny at doing that

Example Sentences

A Deep Dive Into “canny”

Meaning

  • [Adjective]
  • Careful, prudent, cautious.
  • Knowing, shrewd, astute.
  • Frugal, thrifty.
  • (Scotland, Northumbria) Friendly, pleasant, fair, agreeable; (sometimes) funny.
  • (Scotland, Northumbria) Gentle, quiet, steady.
  • (Scotland, Northumbria) Pretty, quite, very.
  • [Adverb]
  • (Northumbria) Very, considerably; quite, rather.
  • (Scotland, Northumbria) Gently, quietly; carefully, skilfully.

Practice Nearby Words

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Similar Sounds

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