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canny

/ˈkæni/adjective

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चतुर, समझदार, होशियार, व्यवहार-कुशल

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adjectivecannier, canniest
  1. 1

    intelligent, careful and showing good judgement, especially in business or politics

    चतुर, समझदार, होशियार, व्यवहार-कुशल

    • She is a canny businesswoman who never takes foolish risks.
    • It was a canny move to buy the land before the highway was announced.

    Synonyms shrewd astute sharp clever judicious

    Opposite foolish naive imprudent

◇Word family
cannily adverbcanniness noun
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

shrewd astute sharp clever judicious

Antonyms

foolish naive imprudent

?Which word?

Do not confuse canny (clever and careful) and uncanny (strange and difficult to explain).

Canny (चतुर और सावधान) और uncanny (अजीब और समझ से परे) में भ्रमित न हों।