piratical
Example Sentences
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Hunt is depicted in fin-de-siècle vest and suit jacket, his debonair mustache giving him a sophisticated, almost piratical air.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
When he returned, he had a piratical grin and a glint in his eyes.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 18, 2022
A piratical pastor in a boxcar and two rich, tuxedoed drunks on the same train are like admonitory bookends on the subjects of class and self-determination.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 24, 2021
In the debit column, he had an incurable habit of piratical thieving that leaves a bad taste in the mouth.
From New York Times ● Mar. 10, 2021
"A piratical crew," says the author, "is generally formed of the desperadoes and renegades of every clime and nation."
From The Gentle Reader by Samuel McChord Crothers
