cantingly

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adverb

In a canting manner; with jargon or religious affectation.

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Meanings

adverbcantingly (comparative more cantingly, superlative most cantingly)

comparative more cantingly · superlative most cantingly

  1. In a canting manner; with jargon or religious affectation.

    We have seen and heard the sneers and sarcasms with which poor Frank's unobtrusive attempts to moralize, not tediously, boringly, or cantingly, have been received by Sir George and his eldest son.

    1840, The New Monthly Magazine, page 429

Origin

From canting + -ly.

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APA

cantingly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cantingly

MLA

“cantingly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cantingly. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cantingly,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cantingly.

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