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.

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