venatically

English

Etymology

From 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; […]