witch-hunty

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English

Etymology

From witch hunt +‎ -y.

Adjective

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

  1. (informal) Characteristic of a witch-hunt.
    • 1994, Extra!, volumes 7-8, page 32:
      Some of the more witch-hunty questions were subsequently withdrawn — e.g., "How many NPR staff have previously worked for Pacifica stations?"
    • 2006 March 10, Colin William, “Re: MLB: "Latest revelations seal the deal for Bonds' legacy" (espn.com)”, in alt.sports.baseball.atlanta-braves (Usenet):
      It feels witch-hunty inasmuch as Bonds is getting disproportionate attention for an issue that extends far beyond him.
    • 2012, William Fotheringham, Roule Britannia: Great Britain and the Tour de France, Yellow Jersey Press, →ISBN, page 237:
      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.'