venatic

[vee-nat-ik]

ve·nat·ic

[vee-nat-ik]
adjective
of or pertaining to hunting.
Also, ve·nat·i·cal.


Origin:
1650–60; < Latin vēnāticus, equivalent to vēnāt(us) (past participle of vēnārī to hunt) + -icus -ic

ve·nat·i·cal·ly, adverb
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a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
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venatic or venatical (viːˈnætɪk)
 
adj
1.  of, relating to, or used in hunting
2.  (of people) engaged in or given to hunting
 
[C17: from Latin vēnāticus, from vēnārī to hunt]
 
venatical or venatical
 
adj
 
[C17: from Latin vēnāticus, from vēnārī to hunt]
 
ve'natically or venatical
 
adv

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