Unpiratical
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 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
More examples"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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