Piratical

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  piratical
       adj 1: characteristic of pirates; "piratical attackers"
       2: characteristic of piracy; "piratical editions of my book"