Definition of "cannier" [cannier]

• Comparative form of canny: more canny (adjective)

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• "You don't have to make an elaborate set in order for them to work, but they aren't effective on the cannier animals."
• "But accurately appraising remote and undeveloped lands can be a tricky business, and Mr. Chapman has sometimes proved a cannier judge of value than the federal government."
• "It could have been deal with better: NPR could have found a cannier way to handle this sort of problem, says Leslie Savan at The Nation."