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

The sea was calm, the sky was clear, the stormy winds had ceased; The Black Avenger sped along before a gentle breeze, And the starboard watch loafed on the deck in true piratic ease.

From Harper's Round Table, September 24, 1895 by Various

There is something boisterous and piratic in Burly’s manner of talk which suits well enough with this impression.

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume 9 by Stevenson, Robert Louis

And thus Sumner cannot detect that England makes war on our commerce, under the piratic flag of the rebels.

From Diary from November 12, 1862, to October 18, 1863 by De Gurowski, Adam G., count