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piratically
adverb
uk /paɪˈræt.ɪ.kəl.i/ us /paɪˈræt̬.ɪ.kəl.i/
in a way that is typical of a pirate(= a person who attacks ships in order to steal from them):
He is a piratically handsome figure with a long, black beard and a gold ring hanging from each ear.
The men were charged with piratically seizing the ship.
He was dressed piratically in a leather waistcoat, with a scarlet bandana on his head.
He cackled piratically as he disappeared along the corridor.
He was a fraudster who preyed piratically on elderly people.
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