venatic

[ 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

Derived Forms

• veˈnatically, adverb

Other Words From

• ve·nati·cal·ly 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

"Wire and silence" will be the end of hunting, so he says; he being my father whom on all things venatic I firmly believe.

From Project Gutenberg

These factors combine to aid the game and stretch to its utmost limit the venatic instincts of the fowler.

From Project Gutenberg