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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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • veˈnatically, adverb
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Other Words From

  • ve·nati·cal·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of venatic1

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

Origin of venatic1

C17: from Latin vēnāticus, from vēnārī to hunt
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Example Sentences

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

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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