"witch-hunty" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1994, Extra!, volumes 7-8, page 32:",
          "text": "Some of the more witch-hunty questions were subsequently withdrawn — e.g., \"How many NPR staff have previously worked for Pacifica stations?\"",
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          "ref": "2006 March 10, Colin William, “Re: MLB: \"Latest revelations seal the deal for Bonds' legacy\" (espn.com)”, in alt.sports.baseball.atlanta-braves (Usenet):",
          "text": "It feels witch-hunty inasmuch as Bonds is getting disproportionate attention for an issue that extends far beyond him.",
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          "ref": "2012, William Fotheringham, Roule Britannia: Great Britain and the Tour de France, Yellow Jersey Press, →ISBN, page 237:",
          "text": "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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        "Characteristic of a witch-hunt."
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        "(informal) Characteristic of a witch-hunt."
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          "ref": "1994, Extra!, volumes 7-8, page 32:",
          "text": "Some of the more witch-hunty questions were subsequently withdrawn — e.g., \"How many NPR staff have previously worked for Pacifica stations?\"",
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          "ref": "2006 March 10, Colin William, “Re: MLB: \"Latest revelations seal the deal for Bonds' legacy\" (espn.com)”, in alt.sports.baseball.atlanta-braves (Usenet):",
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