canting

[ kan-ting ]

/ ˈkæn tɪŋ /

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adjective

affectedly or hypocritically pious or righteous: a canting social reformer.

Origin of canting

First recorded in 1560–70; cant¹ + -ing²

Words nearby canting

cantilever foundation, cantillate, cantillation, Cantillon, cantina, canting, canting arms, cantle, cantling, can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear, can't make head or tail of

Example sentences from the Web for canting

I know it may be just the contrary—don't suspect me of being a canting optimist.
George Eliot's Life, Vol. I (of 3)|George Eliot
Where do the canting hypocrites who trade upon sympathy fatten?
Original Penny Readings|George Manville Fenn
Their professional education taught them to "hold in hate the canting round-heads," and they fought and bled for the better cause.
William Shakespeare as he lived.|Henry Curling
But no, who should it be to see us but that canting Baptist, Solby!
Tales of Our Coast|S. R. Crockett

Watt says this is the first book which professes to give an account of the Canting language of thieves and vagabonds.
The Slang Dictionary|John Camden Hotten

单词	canting
释义	canting [ kan-ting ] / ˈkæn tɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR canting ON THESAURUS.COM adjective affectedly or hypocritically pious or righteous: a canting social reformer. Origin of canting First recorded in 1560–70; cant¹ + -ing² Words nearby canting cantilever foundation, cantillate, cantillation, Cantillon, cantina, canting, canting arms, cantle, cantling, can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear, can't make head or tail of Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for canting I know it may be just the contrary—don't suspect me of being a canting optimist. George Eliot's Life, Vol. I (of 3)\|George Eliot Where do the canting hypocrites who trade upon sympathy fatten? Original Penny Readings\|George Manville Fenn Their professional education taught them to "hold in hate the canting round-heads," and they fought and bled for the better cause. William Shakespeare as he lived.\|Henry Curling But no, who should it be to see us but that canting Baptist, Solby! Tales of Our Coast\|S. R. Crockett Watt says this is the first book which professes to give an account of the Canting language of thieves and vagabonds. The Slang Dictionary\|John Camden Hotten Words related to canting dishonest, insincere, self-righteous, two-faced
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canting

adjective

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