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Meaning of "cannily" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CANNILY

cannily  [ˈkænɪlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CANNILY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Cannily is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES CANNILY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of cannily in the English dictionary

The definition of cannily in the dictionary is in a shrewd or astute manner.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CANNILY


bonnily
ˈbɒnɪlɪ
brainily
ˈbreɪnɪlɪ
brawnily
ˈbrɔːnɪlɪ
cornily
ˈkɔːnɪlɪ
funnily
ˈfʌnɪlɪ
hornily
ˈhɔːnɪlɪ
moonily
ˈmuːnɪlɪ
phonily
ˈfəʊnɪlɪ
punily
ˈpjuːnɪlɪ
rainily
ˈreɪnɪlɪ
scrawnily
ˈskrɔːnɪlɪ
shinily
ˈʃaɪnɪlɪ
spoonily
ˈspuːnɪlɪ
stonily
ˈstəʊnɪlɪ
sunnily
ˈsʌnɪlɪ
tinily
ˈtaɪnɪlɪ
tinnily
ˈtɪnɪlɪ
uncannily
ʌnˈkænɪlɪ
willy-nilly
ˌwɪlɪˈnɪlɪ
zanily
ˈzeɪnɪlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CANNILY

cannibal
cannibalisation
cannibalise
cannibalism
cannibalistic
cannibalistically
cannibalization
cannibalize
cannibally
cannier
canniest
cannikin
canniness
canning
Canning Basin
canning factory
Cannock
cannoli
cannon
cannon bone

WORDS THAT END LIKE CANNILY

bodily
daily
easily
family
happily
heavily
Holy Family
lily
luckily
momentarily
necessarily
oily
primarily
readily
Sicily
steadily
temporarily
thornily
unnecessarily
voluntarily

Synonyms and antonyms of cannily in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «cannily» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CANNILY

Find out the translation of cannily to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of cannily from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «cannily» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

精明地
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

astutamente
570 millions of speakers

English

cannily
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

cannily
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

cannily
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

практично
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cannily
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

cannily
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

cannily
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Cannily
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

cannily
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

cannily
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

cannily
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Cannily
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cannily
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

cannily
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Cannily
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

cannily
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

astutamente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

cannily
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

практично
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cannily
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

cannily
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

cannily
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

listigt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

cannily
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of cannily

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CANNILY»

The term «cannily» is normally little used and occupies the 117.991 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CANNILY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «cannily» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «cannily» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about cannily

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CANNILY»

Discover the use of cannily in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to cannily and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Cannily, Cannily
Trevor is always the new boy .
Simon French, 1999
2
The Fiction Gateway: Enriching the Curriculum with ...
Cannily,. Cannily. Related topics and subjects Reading level / Concepts level Questions for discussion Suggested post-reading/ presentation activities Simon French Puffin Books, Penguin Group (Australia) 2003 Trevor Huon's life involves  ...
Suzanne Eberle, Noelle Williamson, 2009
3
Hey Phantom Singlet & Cannily Cannily by Simon French: Package
Lit Bits is a series of books containing worksheets on popular novels.
Donna Gibbs, Margaret Norman, 1990
4
[Australian national bibliography / Viermonatsausgabe ] ; ...
Information dissemination to people of non-English speaking background 36 1 . 06 Fremantle (W.A.) — Surveys — I Bosworth, Michael. Fremantle surveyei 016.99411 French, Simon, 1957-. Cannily, cannily Gibbs, Donna. Hey phantom singlet ...
National Library of Australia, 1977
5
Scottish Dictionary and Supplement: In Four Volumes. A-Kut
It seems to demonstrate the radical affinity of our term to the Scandinavian verbs of this signification, that there is no evidence that the A. S. v. had any relation to magical arts. For many alterations in expl. of this word, See Sup. Cannily, adv. 1.
John Jamieson, 1841
6
By Lake and River: An Angler's Rambles in the North of ...
Cannily, Donald, cannily, for — (singing)— I've put up the woodcock and yellow, I' ve put up the red and the teal ; 'Tis the bonniest flee that a troot can see, If it's tied upon trusty steel. " Cannily, now, cannily " — Just in the dubious point where ...
Francis Francis, 1874
7
Publications
It burns with a bright flame, like a candle. CANNEL- SNOT, the burnt wick of a candle. CANNILY, kindly, gently, softly, comfortably. "He com that cannily tiv us." " Gan cannily doon the stair." " Aa hope ye may aall get cannily hyem." CANNINESS ...
8
Queen's Quarterly
"Well, I lifted his tail — verra cannily, ye know — and I put the branch of gorse under it— verra cannily — then I got him into the road with his head straight for where I wanted to go and got on his back — verra cannily — I took my stick and I hot ...
9
Northumberland Words
CANN EL-SNOT, the burnt wick of a candle. CANNILY, kindly, gently, softly, comfortably. " He com that cannily tiv us." " Gari cannily doon the stair." " Aa hope ye may aall get cannily hyem." CANNINESS, kindliness, and all the virtues included ...
Oliver Heslop, 1892
10
Cultural Encounters in Translated Children's Literature
Cannily, Cannily / Si on jetait l'ancre) EXAMPLE The other kids had brokeninto derisive laughter.(p.38) Un concert de ricanements couvresa voix.(p.76) [A concert of sniggers covers hisvoice.] (Simon French. Cannily, Cannily / Si on jetait ...
Helen Frank, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CANNILY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term cannily is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Jazz singer Dennis Rowland returns to 'Howlin' at the Highlands'
He cannily pulls off an inspired homage to the ultimate larger than life musician." Rowland will be accompanied by the outstanding Jazz ... «Prescott Daily Courier, Jul 15»
2
Durham engineering company awarded UK wide hotels contract
“Their design concept very cannily combines style with cost efficiency; so with regard to the heating, ventilation and lighting systems we've ... «Bdaily, Jul 15»
3
Why 'Magic Mike XXL' Is Summer's Most Subversive Studio Pleasure
“Magic Mike XXL” cannily elevates that point of view without isolating it. Male and female desire aren't locked in a hackneyed battle of the sexes ... «Variety, Jul 15»
4
As 2nd veteran African leader says it's not yet time to go; continent's …
... informing the appeasement strategy subsequently employed, but it is to his credit that Dos Santos has also cannily courted the Chinese, ... «Mail & Guardian Africa, Jul 15»
5
The Establishment Of The Protectorate (Part 7) – Khama's …
The Mokwena thus cannily agreed to give up his own claims to Bakgatla bagaKgafela occupied lands east of the Notwane and parts of the ... «Mmegi Online, Jul 15»
6
The story of the SNES PlayStation: When Nintendo and Sony nearly …
... beyond their potential to generate cash, and who had cannily changed the company from a humble toy maker to a global gaming behemoth. «TrustedReviews, Jul 15»
7
Arnie's back, and not in a good way
Emilia Clarke, Games of Thrones' Mother of Dragons, cannily interprets her alternate timeline Sarah Connor as a midpoint between Linda ... «TechCentral, Jul 15»
8
Wimbledon: Andy Murray survives Seppi scare
... is what the Italian had done to him after his own, possibly cannily-timed break near the start of the third set. The Scot was not in trouble again. «Scotsman, Jul 15»
9
Amy will be widely viewed due to its subject, Amy Winehouse (A24 …
Its director, Asif Kapadia, has chosen his subject cannily, as he did with the racing driver Ayrton Senna. Read our review of Amy, in this section. «The Sunday Times, Jul 15»
10
Let's Kill All Hitchcock Remakes
While David Fincher and Gillian Flynn may have cannily dodged that hex by officially basing their forthcoming "Strangers on a Train" update on ... «Indie Wire, Jul 15»

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