piratic
- a word derived from pirate.
Example Sentences
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The only rock 'n' roll reached England from the piratic Radio Luxembourg.
From Time Magazine Archive
Prime Minister Begin denied a charge by Moscow that Israel was planning a "piratic raid" on Syria.
From Time Magazine Archive
In the meantime the Dutch merchants erected and garrisoned two small forts to protect themselves from such piratic excursions as that of captain Argal.
From Peter Stuyvesant, the Last Dutch Governor of New Amsterdam by Abbott, John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot)
Because Murphy could not write, Pritchard was left with him to read the piratic instructions once each week.
From My Attainment of the Pole by Cook, Frederick A.
There is something boisterous and piratic in Burly’s manner of talk which suits well enough with this impression.
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume 9 by Stevenson, Robert Louis
