piratic

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Prime Minister Begin denied a charge by Moscow that Israel was planning a "piratic raid" on Syria.

From Time Magazine Archive

The only rock 'n' roll reached England from the piratic Radio Luxembourg.

From Time Magazine Archive

Now the whole naval force of the once-dreaded piratic states of Barbary can hardly boast of two or three badly-manned brigs or frigates.

From Travels in Morocco, Volume 1. by Richardson, James

His exorbitant claims were assented to, as it was infinitely important that the piratic expedition should be sanctioned by the blessing of the Church.

From The Empire of Austria; Its Rise and Present Power by Abbott, John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot)

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