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piratical.

Of, pertaining to, or similar to pirates.

9 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/paɪˈɹætɪkɘl/US
  1. Of, pertaining to, or similar to pirates.

  2. Of a bird, practising kleptoparasitism.

Where this word comes from

From Latin pīrāticus + -al, from Ancient Greek πειρᾱτικός (peirātikós); equivalent to pirate + -ical.

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