Unpiratical

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Not piratical.

    "They knew well enough that the raftsmen were all down at the village laying in stores or having a spree, but still that was no excuse for their conducting this thing in an unpiratical way. They shoved off, presently, Tom in command, Huck at the after oar and Joe at the forward."

Example

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"They knew well enough that the raftsmen were all down at the village laying in stores or having a spree, but still that was no excuse for their conducting this thing in an unpiratical way. They shoved off, presently, Tom in command, Huck at the after oar and Joe at the forward."

Etymology

From un- + piratical.

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