Etymograph

English

ranty

From rant + -y.

Formed from rant + -y

Middle Dutch ranten ‘to rant, babble, goof around’

Dutch ranten ‘to talk nonsense, rave’

English rant

Today it means

adj Characterised by ranting.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “ranty”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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