Crossword-Solution: PIRATICAL
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Piratical | a. | Of or pertaining to a pirate; acquired by, or practicing, piracy; as, a piratical undertaking. |
We have 8 clues for the answer “PIRATICAL”
| Clue | Answers |
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| Describing the men of Penzance. | 1 answer |
| Engaged in pelagic depredation. | 1 answer |
| Like corporate raiders' behavior | 1 answer |
| Reminiscent of Kidd. | 1 answer |
| Published illegally | 2 answers |
| Larcenous | 2 answers |
| Given to plundering | 2 answers |
| Thievish. | 3 answers |
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Hint 1 meaning
One who, or that which, eats.
Hint 2 anagram
EARET
Hint 3 another clue
greedy person
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Sentences with PIRATICAL (5)
Now the power of the crafty old Malay extended from one end of this great river on which the long-house lay to the other, and though not all the tribes admitted allegiance to him, yet there were few who would not furnish him with men and boats when he required them; for his piratical cruises carried him often up and down the stream, and with his savage horde it was possible for him to wreak summary and terrible vengeance upon those who opposed him.
Small boats, skiffs, pirogues, etc., are in great demand, and many have been stolen by piratical negroes, who take them where they will bring the greatest price.
His face was marked by capacity, temper, and a kind of bold, piratical dishonesty which it would be calumnious to call deceit.
Watts fellow-feeling was naturally excited in favour of the plundered inventor, he himself having all his life been exposed to the attacks of like piratical assailants.
This person had a most villainous countenance, and was dark-skinned, black-bearded and dressed in an outlandish, piratical costume.
Quotes with PIRATICAL (3)
Cheese runners shouted at it, tried to grab it, and flailed at it with sticks, but the piratical cheese scythed onward, reaching the bottom just ahead of the terrible carnage of men and cheeses as they piled up. Then it rolled back to the top and sat there demurely while still gently vibrating. At the bottom of the slope, fights were breaking out among the cheese jockeys who were still capable of punching somebody, and since everybody was watching that, Tiffany took the oppor…
Nippers was a whiskered, sallow, and, upon the whole, rather piratical-looking young man of about five and twenty. I always deemed him the victim of two evil powers — ambition and indigestion.
Some ISPs are blocking all Bit Torrent traffic, because Bit Torrent can be used to share files in a piratical way. Hollywood lobbying groups are trying to pass laws which would force ISPs to block or degrade Bit Torrent traffic, too. Personally, I think this is like closing down freeways because a bank robber could use them to get away.
Where this answer appears
Appears in: Chronicle, LAT, NYT.
Used 7 times in crossword archives (1942–2020).