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Meaning of PIRATICAL

Pronunciation:  pI'ratikul

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [adj]  characteristic of pirates; "piratical attackers"
  2. [adj]  characteristic of piracy; "piratical editions of my book"
 
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\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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