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cannily

How many syllables in cannily?

  3 syllables

Divide cannily into syllables:   can-ni-ly
Stressed syllable in cannily:   can-ni-ly
How to say cannily:

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Synonyms for cannily


2 syllables
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  • smartly
  • slyly
3 syllables
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