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

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

By temperament and appearance, Mr. Hinckle was almost piratical.

From Washington Post • Aug. 30, 2016

"A piratical crew," says the author, "is generally formed of the desperadoes and renegades of every clime and nation."

From The Gentle Reader by Crothers, Samuel McChord