Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

witch-hunty

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.77 in modern English

Syllables: witch-hunty
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Characteristic of a witch-hunt.

Informal

Example Sentences

"Some of the more witch-hunty questions were subsequently withdrawn — e.g., "How many NPR staff have previously worked for Pacifica stations?""
"It feels witch-hunty inasmuch as Bonds is getting disproportionate attention for an issue that extends far beyond him."
"In the past, it had been assumed that riders were not using drugs unless proven otherwise, now, 'the speculation got very wearing. It got very witch-hunty. As soon as anyone was going well the fingers would be pointed.'"

Etymology

From witch hunt + -y.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: witch hunt

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

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

Questions

What does witch-hunty mean?: Characteristic of a witch-hunt.
Where does witch-hunty come from?: From witch hunt + -y.

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