witch-hunty

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     Some of the more witch-hunty questions were subsequently withdrawn — e.g., "How many NPR staff have previously worked for Pacifica stations?"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^[1] (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.'