Associations to the word «Piratical»

Pictures for the word «Piratical»

Wiktionary

PIRATICAL, adjective. Of, pertaining to, or similar to pirates

Dictionary definition

PIRATICAL, adjective. Characteristic of pirates; "piratical attackers".
PIRATICAL, adjective. Characteristic of piracy; "piratical editions of my book".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats