piratical
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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
Equal parts shaggy workplace comedy, love story and piratical mayhem, the series has captivated a large swath of viewers even as it broke hearts — including Blackbeard’s.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 28, 2023
When he returned, he had a piratical grin and a glint in his eyes.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 18, 2022
Tubbs detected something gentle beneath Ferguson’s piratical exterior, and the two men soon became inseparable.
From New York Times ● May 26, 2022
Numbers of piratical craft hovered around the Peruvian ports, and the badly equipped vessels of the Spanish fugitives fell an easy prey to them.
From The Cruise of the 'Alerte' The narrative of a search for treasure on the desert island of Trinidad by E. F. (Edward Frederick) Knight
