Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cannily

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.57 in modern English

Syllables: can-ni-ly
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a canny manner.

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

Etymology tree English canny Middle English -ly English -ly English cannily From canny + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more cannily (comparative) most cannily (superlative)

Synonyms

presciently

Questions

What does cannily mean?: In a canny manner.
Where does cannily come from?: Etymology tree English canny Middle English -ly English -ly English cannily From canny + -ly.

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