What does canty mean?
Canty means lively; cheerful; merry; brisk.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
lively; cheerful; merry; brisk.
Oft have ye heard my canty strains; But now, what else for me remains But tales of woe
My mother lived till eighty, a canty dame to the last.
Use canty when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Canty means lively; cheerful; merry; brisk.
Common synonyms include energetic.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Oft have ye heard my canty strains; But now, what else for me remains But tales of woe
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