"cannily" meaning in All languages combined

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Adverb [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-cannily.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more cannily [comparative], most cannily [superlative]
Etymology: Etymology tree English canny Middle English -ly English -ly English cannily From canny + -ly. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|canny|-ly<id:adverbial>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English canny Middle English -ly English -ly English cannily [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ly", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "cannily", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="cannily"> From canny + -ly. Head templates: {{en-adv}} cannily (comparative more cannily, superlative most cannily)
  1. In a canny manner.
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