Wordnet 3.0
ADJECTIVE (2)
1.
characteristic of pirates;
- Example: "piratical attackers"2.
characteristic of piracy;
- Example: "piratical editions of my book"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Piratical \Pi*rat"ic*al\, a. [L. piraticus, Gr. ?: cf. F.
piratique.]
Of or pertaining to a pirate; acquired by, or practicing,
piracy; as, a piratical undertaking. "Piratical printers."
--Pope. -- Pi*rat"ic*al*ly, adv.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
piratical
adj 1: characteristic of pirates; "piratical attackers"
2: characteristic of piracy; "piratical editions of my book"