1. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Cant.
2. (a.) Speaking in a whining tone of voice; using technical or religious terms affectedly; affectedly pious; as, a canting rogue; a canting tone.
3. (n.) The use of cant; hypocrisy.
Thesaurus Entries
Pecksniffian, Tartuffian, Tartuffish, affected, aslant, aslope, atilt, bevel, beveled, bias, biased, careening, FALSE, goody, goody-goody, holier-than-thou, hypocritic, hypocritical, inclinational, inclinatory, inclined, inclining, insincere, leaning, listing, mealymouthed, oily, out of plumb, out of square, pecksniffian, pharisaic, pharisaical, pharisean, pietistic, pious, pitched, raking, recumbent, sanctified, sanctimonious, self-righteous, shelving, shelvy, sideling, sidelong, simon-pure, slant, slanted, slanting, slantways, slantwise, sloped, sloping, sniveling, tilted, tilting, tipped, tipping, tipsy, unctuous
