canting
See also: cāntīng
English
Etymology 1
Verb
canting
- present participle and gerund of cant
Adjective
canting (comparative more canting, superlative most canting)
- That cants or preaches in a false manner.
- 1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “(please specify the chapter number)”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, published April 2019:
- "You damned, canting, hypocritical box-of-tricks. I'll be even with you yet." The heavy door slammed behind him.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Javanese ꦕꦤ꧀ꦛꦶꦁ (canthing).
Noun
canting (plural cantings)
- Alternative form of tjanting.