canting
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See also: cāntīng
English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Verb[edit]
canting
- present participle and gerund of cant
Adjective[edit]
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.
Etymology 2[edit]
From Javanese [Term?].
Noun[edit]
canting (plural cantings)
- Alternative form of tjanting