As adjectives the difference between canny and frugal
is that
canny is careful, prudent, cautious while
frugal is avoiding unnecessary expenditure either of money or of anything else which is to be used or consumed; avoiding waste.
canny English
Adjective
( er)
Careful, prudent, cautious.
- (Ramsay)
Knowing, shrewd, astute.
- (Sir Walter Scott)
Frugal, thrifty.
(Scotland, Northumbria) Pleasant, fair.
- She's a canny lass hor like!
* 1783 , (Robert Burns), "Green Grow the Rashes O", Songs and Ballads
- But gie me a cannie hour at e'en,
- My arms about my dearie O;
- An' warl'y cares, an' warl'y men,
- Mae a' gae tapsalteerie O!
(Northumbria) Very or much.
- That's a canny big horse, man!
Derived terms
* cannily
* canniness
Related terms
* uncanny (Note: In common modern usage, "canny" and "uncanny" are no longer antonyms.)
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frugal English
Adjective
( en adjective)
Avoiding unnecessary expenditure either of money or of anything else which is to be used or consumed; avoiding waste.
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Synonyms
* cheap
* economical
* thrifty
* See also
Antonyms
* spendthrift
* prodigal
* lavish
Derived terms
* frugality
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