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ranty

ranty adjective: characterised by ranting. Also the obsolete form of randy.

Adjective

ranty (comparative rantier, superlative rantiest)

  1. (informal, speech etc.) Characterised by ranting.
    • a ranty manifesto
    • to be ranty about misogyny

Also used as

ranty is also the obsolete form of randy.

Forms of ranty

comparativerantier
superlativerantiest

Origin of ranty

From rant + -y.

Questions about ranty

What does ranty mean?
Ranty means characterised by ranting.
What part of speech is ranty?
Ranty is an adjective.

Words near ranty in the dictionary

  1. Rantoul
  2. rants
  3. rants and raves
  4. rantsona
  5. rantsonas
  6. ranty
  7. Rantz
  8. Rantzes
  9. Ranua
  10. ranula
  11. ranulae

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