Piscatorial

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to fishermen or fishing. not-comparable

    "There should be no plea put in by him in his absences, that he had only gone to catch a few fish, when his intentions had been other than piscatorial."

  2. 2
    Of or pertaining to fish; piscine. not-comparable

    "The tropical boxfish may not look the sleekest or sexiest of piscatorial creatures, but the Mercedes team knew better."

Adjective
  1. 1
    relating to or characteristic of the activity of fishing wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
fishingfishyfollowinghuntingpiscatorianpiscatory

Example

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"There should be no plea put in by him in his absences, that he had only gone to catch a few fish, when his intentions had been other than piscatorial."

Etymology

From Latin piscātor (“fisherman”), from piscis (“fish”).

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