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overcanny

overcanny adjective: excessively canny.

Adjective

overcanny (comparative more overcanny, superlative most overcanny)

  1. Excessively canny.

Forms of overcanny

comparativemore overcanny
superlativemost overcanny

Origin of overcanny

over- + canny

Questions about overcanny

What does overcanny mean?
Overcanny means excessively canny.
What part of speech is overcanny?
Overcanny is an adjective.

Words near overcanny in the dictionary

  1. overcanceling
  2. overcancellation
  3. overcancelled
  4. overcancelling
  5. overcancels
  6. overcanny
  7. overcanopied
  8. overcanopies
  9. overcanopy
  10. overcanopying
  11. overcanvassed

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