piratically

English

Etymology

From pirate +‎ -ically; attested earlier than piratical;[1] equivalent to piratical +‎ -ly.

Adverb

piratically (comparative more piratically, superlative most piratically)

  1. In a piratical manner.
    • 1876, Great Britain Parliament, Parliamentary Papers:
      ...the mariners then navigating the said vessel upon the said voyage, maliciously, wilfully, feloniously, and piratically did make an assault...

Translations

References
  1. “piratically, adv.”, in OED Online ⁠‎, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000, archived from the original on 2023-10-07.

Anagrams
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.