Hypertext Webster Gateway: "piratical"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
piratical
adj 1: characteristic of pirates; "piratical attackers"
2: characteristic of piracy; "piratical editions of my book"
Additional Hypertext Webster Gateway Lookup
Gateway by dict@stokkie.net
stock only wrote the gateway and does not have any control over the contents;
see the Webster Gateway FAQ,
and also the Back-end/database links and credits.