venatically

English

Etymology

venatic +‎ -ally

Adverb

venatically (not comparable)

  1. In terms of, or by means of, hunting.
    • 1858, The Journal of the Kilkenny and South-east of Ireland Archaeological Society
      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.
    • 1980, William Mansell, ‎Gary Low, North American birds of prey (page 166)
      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; […]
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