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venatically

venatically adverb: in terms of, or by means of, hunting.

Adverb

venatically (not comparable)

  1. In terms of, or by means of, hunting.
    • Ireland must have remained utterly unfenced and, therefore, uncultivated, for many a century; and the sparse tribes that inhabited the country must have principally subsisted venatically.1858, The Journal of the Kilkenny and South-east of Ireland Archaeological Society
    • Hunting with hawks was superior to using the bow-and-arrow because man no longer needed stealth and subterfuge in his approach to quarry but could send his emissary instead. Undoubtedly, many hawks used venatically were lost; […]1980, William Mansell, Gary Low, North American birds of prey, page 166

Origin of venatically

From venatic + -ally.

Questions about venatically

What does venatically mean?
Venatically means in terms of, or by means of, hunting.
What part of speech is venatically?
Venatically is an adverb.

Words near venatically in the dictionary

  1. venary
  2. Venas
  3. venatic
  4. venatica
  5. venatical
  6. venatically
  7. venatio
  8. venation
  9. venational
  10. venationes
  11. venations

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