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

Equal parts shaggy workplace comedy, love story and piratical mayhem, the series has captivated a large swath of viewers even as it broke hearts — including Blackbeard’s.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 28, 2023

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

In the debit column, he had an incurable habit of piratical thieving that leaves a bad taste in the mouth.

From New York Times • Mar. 10, 2021

The vikings promised to defend England against any other piratical bands, thus virtually becoming mercenaries for the time being.

From Canute the Great The Rise of Danish Imperialism during the Viking Age by Larson, Laurence Marcellus