Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

piratically

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pi-rat-i-cal-ly
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a piratical manner.

Example Sentences

"...the mariners then navigating the said vessel upon the said voyage, maliciously, wilfully, feloniously, and piratically did make an assault..."

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Suffix: pirate, piratical

Inflected Forms

more piratically (comparative) most piratically (superlative)

Questions

What does piratically mean?: In a piratical manner.
Where does piratically come from?: From pirate + -ically; attested earlier than piratical; equivalent to piratical + -ly.

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