piratic

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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

On he went therefore, his coat-tails standing out straight like the forks of a boot-jack, and a red bandanna handkerchief streaming in the wind from his pocket behind like some fierce piratic flag!

From Sword and Pen Ventures and Adventures of Willard Glazier by Owens, John Algernon

There was then in Moldavia, between the rivers Pruth and Sereth, a piratic city called Berlad.

From The Empire of Russia by Abbott, John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot)

On the mole alone were upwards of 200 guns, and altogether 500 guns, few being smaller than 24-pounders, defended the piratic city.

From How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves Updated to 1900 by Kingston, William Henry Giles