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canny (iou) and flammiferous (iou)


canny (iou)



canny adjective & adverb. ['kani] Orig. Scot. L16.
[from CAN verb1 + -Y1.]
A. adjective.
Prudent, knowing; worldly-wise, shrewd; wary, circumspect, cautious. L16.
Safe to meddle with; lucky, propitious, fortunate. L16.
Clever, skilful; cunning, wily; endowed with occult power. Now arch. rare. M17.
Careful with money, thrifty, frugal. E18.
Agreeable, comely, nice, tidy, good. north. E18.
Careful in action, gentle, quiet; snug, comfortable; (of humour etc.) sly, pawky. M18.
b. adverb. Cautiously, warily, quietly. Esp. in ca' canny, go or act thus (see also CA'CANNY). Scot. E18.
cannily adverb L16.
canniness noun M17.

flammiferous (iou)



flammiferous adjective. rare. M17.
[from Latin flammifer + -OUS: see -FEROUS.]
Bearing flame.