dialectal British

Examples of canty in a Sentence

a bloke with a perpetually canty attitude

Word History

Etymology

cant entry 6

First Known Use

1719, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of canty was in 1719

Dictionary Entries Near canty

Cite this Entry

“Canty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/canty. Accessed 8 Oct. 2024.

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