Piratical
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /paɪˈɹætɪkɘl/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Piratical is an adjective meaning Of, pertaining to, or similar to pirates.
Meaning
Of, pertaining to, or similar to pirates.
More Meanings
- (ornithology) Of a bird, practising kleptoparasitism.
Example Sentences
He looks piratical, with his beard and long hair and single pearl earring, or like a jumble-sale 17th century nobleman.
A nursery-maid is never afraid of what you people call work, So I made up my mind to go as a kind of piratical maid-of-all-work;
Word Forms
- piratic
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include pirately, piranhic, pelagic, parasitical, biopiratical, pilgrimatic.
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