hunted

adj — 2 senses

hunted

adj

/ˈhʌntɪd/

1

Being the subject of a hunt.

  • While there is no difference between encounter rates in the two unhunted sites, the macaques are significantly less common in the hunted areas […]2007, Dustin J. Penn, Iver Mysterud, Evolutionary perspectives on environmental problems:
2

Figuratively Nervous and agitated, as if pursued.

  • He looked up with a hunted expression.
Derived terms
huntedly, nonhunted, unhunted

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