canting

That cants or preaches in a false manner.

Adjective

  1. That cants or preaches in a false manner.
    • "You damned, canting, hypocritical box-of-tricks. I'll be even with you yet." The heavy door slammed behind him. - 1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “(please specify the chapter number)”, in The Land of Mist...

Origin

Etymology tree English cant English -ing English canting From cant + -ing.

Forms

more canting most canting

Derived

cantingly cantingness

Noun

  1. Alternative form of tjanting.

Origin

Etymology tree Javanese ꦕꦤ꧀ꦛꦶꦁ (canthing)bor. English canting Borrowed from Javanese ꦕꦤ꧀ꦛꦶꦁ (canthing).

Forms

cantings

Verb

  1. present participle and gerund of cant