PIRATICAL

piratical

(adjective) characteristic of pirates; “piratical attackers”

piratical

(adjective) characteristic of piracy; “piratical editions of my book”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

piratical (comparative more piratical, superlative most piratical)

Of, pertaining to, or similar to pirates.

(ornithology) Of a bird, practising kleptoparasitism.

Source: Wiktionary


Pi*rat"ic*al, a. Etym: [L. piraticus, Gr. piratique.]

Definition: Of or pertaining to a pirate; acquired by, or practicing, piracy; as, a piratical undertaking. "Piratical printers." Pope.

– Pi*rat"ic*al*ly, adv.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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25 February 2025

ENDLESSLY

(adverb) (spatial sense) seeming to have no bounds; “the Nubian desert stretched out before them endlessly”


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There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.

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