US /ˈkænti/ UK /ˈkænti/
adj Freq #73373

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    lively; cheerful; merry; brisk

    She remained canty and cheerful well into old age.

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó an Cháintighe (“descendant of the satirist”), from cáinteach (“satirical”).

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