"ranty" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: rantier [comparative], rantiest [superlative]
Etymology: From rant + -y. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|rant|y|id2=adjectival}} rant + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|rantier}} ranty (comparative rantier, superlative rantiest)
  1. (informal, of a writing, speech etc.) Characterised by ranting. Tags: informal

Inflected forms

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