venatic

Often ve·nat·i·cal

[vee-nat-ik]

adjective

1. of or relating to hunting.

venatic

/ viːˈnætɪk /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or used in hunting

2. (of people) engaged in or given to hunting

Other Word Forms

• venatically adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of venatic¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of venatic¹

C17: from Latin vēnāticus, from vēnārī to hunt

Example Sentences

Venatic, -al, vē-nat′ik, -al, adj. pertaining to hunting.—adv.

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He has, in the midst of all his confusion and passionateness, the true instinct of philosophy—the true venatic sense of objective truth.

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