Difference between Atilt and Canted

What is the difference between Atilt and Canted?

Atilt as an adjective is at an angle from the vertical or horizontal while Canted as a verb is to speak with the jargon of a class or subgroup.

Atilt

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: at an angle from the vertical or horizontal

Part of speech: adverb

Definition: as if tilting; like a knight on horseback. at an angle from the vertical or horizontal

Canted

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To speak with the jargon of a class or subgroup.

We hope you now know whether to use Atilt or Canted in your sentence.

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