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

Because Murphy could not write, Pritchard was left with him to read the piratic instructions once each week.

From My Attainment of the Pole by Cook, Frederick A.

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

They stole right and left, but no one complained much in these times of slack copyright; and, at all events, the piratic larcenous publications of the Dutch printers were pretty, and so far satisfactory.

From The Library by Lang, Andrew