English Explanatory Dictionary

piratical

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of, pertaining to, or similar to pirates.
  2. Of a bird, practising kleptoparasitism.

Pronunciation

/paɪˈɹætɪkɘl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Neøn-piratical.wav

Word forms

piratical more piratical most piratical piratic

Etymology

From Latin pīrāticus + -al, from Ancient Greek πειρᾱτικός (peirātikós); equivalent to pirate + -ical.

Derived words

biopiratical piratically unpiratical
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