Canny and Sharp

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Canny adjective - Having or showing a practical cleverness or judgment.

Usage example: a canny card player, good at psyching out his opponents

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Sharp is a synonym for canny in shrewd topic. In some cases you can use "Sharp" instead an adjective "Canny".

Sharp adjective - Having or showing a practical cleverness or judgment.

Usage example: a sharp customer who wasn't about to be taken in by that smooth-tongued salesman

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Canny is a synonym for sharp in perceptive topic. You can use "Canny" instead an adjective "Sharp", if it concerns topics such as clever, shrewd.

Nearby Words: sharpness, sharply, sharpen, sharpened, sharper

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