"piratical" meaning in English

See piratical in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more piratical [comparative], most piratical [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin pīrāticus + -al, from Ancient Greek πειρᾱτικός (peirātikós); equivalent to pirate + -ical. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|pīrāticus|al|lang1=la}} Latin pīrāticus + -al, {{der|en|grc|πειρᾱτικός}} Ancient Greek πειρᾱτικός (peirātikós), {{suffix|en|pirate|ical}} pirate + -ical Head templates: {{en-adj}} piratical (comparative more piratical, superlative most piratical)
  1. Of, pertaining to, or similar to pirates.
    Sense id: en-piratical-en-adj-j8KVihP~
  2. (ornithology) Of a bird, practising kleptoparasitism. Categories (topical): Ornithology
    Sense id: en-piratical-en-adj-6LsfVBCq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -al, English terms suffixed with -ical Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 91 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -al: 14 86 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ical: 14 86 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, ornithology
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: piratic

Alternative forms

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