Meaning of witch-hunty | Babel Free

Definitions

Characteristic of a witch-hunt.

informal

Examples

“Some of the more witch-hunty questions were subsequently withdrawn — e.g., "How many NPR staff have previously worked for Pacifica stations?"”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.'”

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