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Cantingly vs Rantingly - What's the difference?

cantingly | rantingly |

As adverbs the difference between cantingly and rantingly

is that cantingly is in a canting manner; with jargon or religious affectation while rantingly is with ranting; speaking loudly and angrily.

cantingly

English

Adverb

(en adverb)
  • In a canting manner; with jargon or religious affectation.
  • * 1840 , The New Monthly Magazine (page 429)
    • We have seen and heard the sneers and sarcasms with which poor Frank's unobtrusive attempts to moralize, not tediously, boringly, or cantingly , have been received by Sir George and his eldest son.

    rantingly

    English

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • With ranting; speaking loudly and angrily.
  • * 1738 , Thomas Morgan, The Moral Philosopher
    • In short, these are only two different Species of Distraction: The Enthusiast is deeply and sullenly out of his Wits, and the Atheist is merrily and rantingly mad, and both are owing to the same general Cause