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PIRATICAL
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Characteristic of pirates
Example:
piratical attackers
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
pirate (someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation)
Derivation:
pirate (a ship that is manned by pirates)
pirate (someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation)
pirate (someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Characteristic of piracy
Example:
piratical editions of my book
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
piracy (the act of plagiarizing; taking someone's words or ideas as if they were your own)
Derivation:
piracy (the act of plagiarizing; taking someone's words or ideas as if they were your own)
