piratical
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Hunt is depicted in fin-de-siècle vest and suit jacket, his debonair mustache giving him a sophisticated, almost piratical air.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
A piratical pastor in a boxcar and two rich, tuxedoed drunks on the same train are like admonitory bookends on the subjects of class and self-determination.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 24, 2021
Its climax depicts an air battle between the Albatross, the piratical Robur’s flying machine, and a huge, state-of-the art balloon called the Go-Ahead.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 19, 2017
An example was dangling from his own piratical beard.
From New York Times ● Feb. 27, 2015
I think the sight of it inspired some of my crew with ideas almost piratical.
From The Cruise of the 'Alerte' The narrative of a search for treasure on the desert island of Trinidad by E. F. (Edward Frederick) Knight
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