Dictionary entry

Piratical

Webster's Dictionary 1913

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.