hunted

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhʌntɪd/
• Rhymes: -ʌntɪd

Adjective

hunted (comparative more hunted, superlative most hunted)

1. Being the subject of a hunt.
   • 2007, Dustin J. Penn, Iver Mysterud, Evolutionary perspectives on environmental problems:

     While there is no difference between encounter rates in the two unhunted sites, the macaques are significantly less common in the hunted areas […]

2. (figuratively) Nervous and agitated, as if pursued.

   He looked up with a hunted expression.

Verb

hunted

1. simple past and past participle of hunt