canty
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canty
(ˈkæntɪ; ˈkɑːn-)adj, cantier or cantiest
dialect Scot and Northern English lively; brisk; in good spirits
[C18: see cant3]
ˈcantily adv
ˈcantiness n
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Adj. | 1. | canty - lively and brisk Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom energetic - possessing or exerting or displaying energy; "an energetic fund raiser for the college"; "an energetic group of hikers"; "it caused an energetic chemical reaction" |
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