canting

American  

[kan-ting] / ˈkæn tɪŋ /

adjective

1. affectedly or hypocritically pious or righteous.

   a canting social reformer.

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Etymology

Origin of canting

First recorded in 1560–70; cant ¹ + -ing ²

Example Sentences

As stylish as “Double Stakes” ever gets is canting the camera at a 45-degree angle, like we did in the ’60s.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

The boats use twin canting T-foils to lift the hull completely out of the water in order to increase speed.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 15, 2020

“Approaching the northeast coast of Flinders Island in eastern Bass Strait she suffered damage to the hydraulic ram that adjusts the angle of the canting or swinging keel beneath the hull,” the spokesman said.

From Washington Times • Dec. 27, 2016

“So oozy, hypocritical, praise-mad, canting, envious, concupiscent,” Samuel Coleridge described him in his notebooks.

From The New Yorker • May 16, 2016

Håkon ran toward the other end of the arena, canting this way and that, not entirely able to run as well as Ivan or Anya could.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack