rantyadj.

Brit.

/ˈranti/, U.S.

/ˈræn(t)i/, Scottish English

/ˈrantɪ/

Forms: 1700s– ranty, 1800s rantie (Scottish).

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: rant v., rant n., -y suffix¹.

Etymology: < rant v. or rant n. + -y suffix¹. Compare earlier ranting adj.

Chiefly English regional (northern and midlands) and Scottish.

Wildly excited; riotous, boisterous, lively; bad-tempered, inclined to rant, characterized by ranting.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > excitement > excitability of temperament > spiritedness or liveliness > [adjective] > boisterously lively

exuberant?1504

flagartie1535

unsober1542

unstaida1557

coltisha1586

skittisha1592

unsettled1594

untameful1607

tearing1654

boisterousa1683

rackety1773

rumbustiousa1777

ranty1783

polrumptious1787

spanking1801

flisky1807

uproarious1819

unplacid1825

skylarking1826

fizzy1855

polyphloisboisterousa1875

polyphloisbic1915

raucous1919

boysy1921

bang-about1933

Tigger-like1974

1783 J. Losh MS Coll. N. Country Words in Eng. Dial. Dict. (1904) V. 37/2 Ranty.

1790 J. Fisher Poems Var. Subj. 115 I us'd to be right ranty, An' mak the youngsters spring like bucks.

1859 A. Whitehead Legends of Westmorland 8 Though t'bloodhound was ranty an growlin in t'yard.

1867 ‘Holme Lee’ Mr. Wynyard's Ward I. i. iii. 94 Master'll be ranty again. We once afore got as much gowld as was worth a pound or two, and you'd have thought we'd found a Californy to hear him talk.

1904 Eng. Dial. Dict. V. 37/2 Me an' my sister was that ranty oher it, ther' wasn't noä keäpin' on us quiet.

1913 D. H. Lawrence Let. 10 Feb. in F. Lawrence Not I but Wind (1934) 81 Well, do write about what you think—say Dehmel is ranty and tawdry.

1972 Times 27 Jan. 10/4 The second [theme] is his..attack on the mandarin politicians who have prosecuted the Vietnam war..: this one more ranty.

1995 J. M. Sims-Kimbrey Wodds & Doggerybaw: Lincs. Dial. Dict. 241/1 Me mam's that ranty taday I can't do nuthin' reight. I ent 'ardly dared move!

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ranty
释义	rantyadj. Brit. /ˈranti/, U.S. /ˈræn(t)i/, Scottish English /ˈrantɪ/ Forms: 1700s– ranty, 1800s rantie (Scottish). Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: rant v., rant n., -y suffix¹. Etymology: < rant v. or rant n. + -y suffix¹. Compare earlier ranting adj. Chiefly English regional (northern and midlands) and Scottish. Wildly excited; riotous, boisterous, lively; bad-tempered, inclined to rant, characterized by ranting. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > excitement > excitability of temperament > spiritedness or liveliness > [adjective] > boisterously lively exuberant?1504 flagartie1535 unsober1542 unstaida1557 coltisha1586 skittisha1592 unsettled1594 untameful1607 tearing1654 boisterousa1683 rackety1773 rumbustiousa1777 ranty1783 polrumptious1787 spanking1801 flisky1807 uproarious1819 unplacid1825 skylarking1826 fizzy1855 polyphloisboisterousa1875 polyphloisbic1915 raucous1919 boysy1921 bang-about1933 Tigger-like1974 1783 J. Losh MS Coll. N. Country Words in Eng. Dial. Dict. (1904) V. 37/2 Ranty. 1790 J. Fisher Poems Var. Subj. 115 I us'd to be right ranty, An' mak the youngsters spring like bucks. 1859 A. Whitehead Legends of Westmorland 8 Though t'bloodhound was ranty an growlin in t'yard. 1867 ‘Holme Lee’ Mr. Wynyard's Ward I. i. iii. 94 Master'll be ranty again. We once afore got as much gowld as was worth a pound or two, and you'd have thought we'd found a Californy to hear him talk. 1904 Eng. Dial. Dict. V. 37/2 Me an' my sister was that ranty oher it, ther' wasn't noä keäpin' on us quiet. 1913 D. H. Lawrence Let. 10 Feb. in F. Lawrence Not I but Wind (1934) 81 Well, do write about what you think—say Dehmel is ranty and tawdry. 1972 Times 27 Jan. 10/4 The second [theme] is his..attack on the mandarin politicians who have prosecuted the Vietnam war..: this one more ranty. 1995 J. M. Sims-Kimbrey Wodds & Doggerybaw: Lincs. Dial. Dict. 241/1 Me mam's that ranty taday I can't do nuthin' reight. I ent 'ardly dared move! This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1783
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