hunted

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hunted

/ˈhʌntɪd/

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adjective more hunted · most hunted

Being the subject of a hunt. While there is no difference between encounter rates in the two unhunted sites, the macaques are significantly less common in the hunted areas […]
figuratively Nervous and agitated, as if pursued. He looked up with a hunted expression.

verb

participle, past simple past and past participle of hunt

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: afraid, manhunt, drove, kicked, trapped, killed, chasing, threatened, uprooted, tracked, prey, harassed, chase, gone, driven, removed

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@misc{hunted_2026,
  title = {hunted},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hunted},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}