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witch-hunty

witch-hunty adjective: characteristic of a witch-hunt.

Adjective

witch-hunty (comparative more witch-hunty, superlative most witch-hunty)

  1. (informal) Characteristic of a witch-hunt.
    • Some of the more witch-hunty questions were subsequently withdrawn — e.g., "How many NPR staff have previously worked for Pacifica stations?"1994, Extra!, volumes 7-8, page 32
    • It feels witch-hunty inasmuch as Bonds is getting disproportionate attention for an issue that extends far beyond him.2006 March 10, Colin William, “Re: MLB: "Latest revelations seal the deal for Bonds' legacy" (espn.com)”, in alt.sports.baseball.atlanta-braves (Usenet)

Forms of witch-hunty

comparativemore witch-hunty
superlativemost witch-hunty

Origin of witch-hunty

From witch hunt + -y.

Questions about witch-hunty

What does witch-hunty mean?
Witch-hunty means characteristic of a witch-hunt.
What part of speech is witch-hunty?
Witch-hunty is an adjective.

Words near witch-hunty in the dictionary

  1. witch-hunted
  2. witch-hunter
  3. witch-hunting
  4. witch-huntings
  5. witch-hunts
  6. witch-hunty
  7. witch-knot
  8. witch-knots
  9. witch-like
  10. witch-meal
  11. witch-ridden

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