PIRAT'ICAL, adjective [Latin piraticus.] Robbing or plundering by open violence on the high seas; as a piratical commander or ship. 1. Consisting in piracy; predatory; robbing; as a piratical trade or occupation. 2. Practicing literary theft. The errors of the press were multiplied by piratical printers.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI