Canty
cheerful; lively.
Historical Examples
Two Wars: An Autobiography of General Samuel G. French Samuel Gibbs French
The Letters of Jane Austen Jane Austen
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 9 Various
Two Wars: An Autobiography of General Samuel G. French Samuel Gibbs French
The Men of the Moss-Hags S. R. Crockett
Two Wars: An Autobiography of General Samuel G. French Samuel Gibbs French
The Prince and The Pauper, Complete Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
Hesperothen; Notes from the West, Vol. II (of 2) W. H. Russell
Health John Brown
Two Wars: An Autobiography of General Samuel G. French Samuel Gibbs French
adjective cantier, cantiest
(Scot & Northern English, dialect) lively; brisk; in good spirits
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