piraticadj.

Brit.

/pʌɪˈratɪk/,

/pᵻˈratɪk/, U.S.

/paɪˈrædɪk/,

/pəˈrædɪk/

Forms: 1600s piratick, 1600s pyratick, 1700s– piratic.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin pīrāticus.

Etymology: < classical Latin pīrāticus < Hellenistic Greek πειρατικός < πειρατής pirate n. + -ικός -ic suffix. Compare Middle French piratique (15th cent.; now rare). Compare earlier piratical adj.With Piratic War compare classical Latin pīrāticum bellum, Hellenistic Greek πειρατικὸς πόλεμος.

Of, relating to, or resembling a pirate or pirates; piratical. Piratic War n. the war waged by Gaius Pompeius Magnus (106–48 b.c.) in order to regain control of the Mediterranean for Rome from pirates.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > robbery > piracy > [adjective]

piratical1550

picarooning1625

pirately1625

piratica1640

picaroon1650

sea-roving1841

society > travel > travel by water > one who travels by water or sea > sailor > sailors involved in specific duties or activities > [adjective] > of or relating to pirate

piratical1550

pirately1625

piratica1640

society > armed hostility > hostilities at sea > [noun] > specific

Piratic War1684

society > armed hostility > war > types of war > [noun] > sea war > specific

Piratic War1684

a1640 J. Day Parl. Bees (1641) sig. C1 He..Out-law-like doth challenge as his owne Your Highnes due, nay Pyratick detaines The waxen fleet sailing upon your plaines.

1684 G. Thornburgh tr. Lucullus in J. Dryden tr. Plutarch Lives III. 420 In publick Tables were written what Monies he gave Pompey for prosecuting the Pyratick War.

a1781 R. Watson Hist. Reign Philip III (1783) iv. 259 The piratic states of Barbary.

1854 J. S. C. Abbott Napoleon (1855) I. xxv. 395 The Algerines were now sweeping with their piratic crafts the Mediterranean.

1923 Jrnl. Hellenic Stud. 43 33 He..examines the effect of the Piratic War on Didyma.

1937 W. Lewis Revenge for Love i. i. 8 A week's blue piratic stubble to give his eating hole a coloured border like a sink.

2003 Times (Nexis) 22 July ii. 19 Others looking like swashbuckling piratic soldiers, their headdresses and pipes evidence of their status.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	piratic
释义	piraticadj. Brit. /pʌɪˈratɪk/, /pᵻˈratɪk/, U.S. /paɪˈrædɪk/, /pəˈrædɪk/ Forms: 1600s piratick, 1600s pyratick, 1700s– piratic. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin pīrāticus. Etymology: < classical Latin pīrāticus < Hellenistic Greek πειρατικός < πειρατής pirate n. + -ικός -ic suffix. Compare Middle French piratique (15th cent.; now rare). Compare earlier piratical adj.With Piratic War compare classical Latin pīrāticum bellum, Hellenistic Greek πειρατικὸς πόλεμος. Of, relating to, or resembling a pirate or pirates; piratical. Piratic War n. the war waged by Gaius Pompeius Magnus (106–48 b.c.) in order to regain control of the Mediterranean for Rome from pirates. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > robbery > piracy > [adjective] piratical1550 picarooning1625 pirately1625 piratica1640 picaroon1650 sea-roving1841 society > travel > travel by water > one who travels by water or sea > sailor > sailors involved in specific duties or activities > [adjective] > of or relating to pirate piratical1550 pirately1625 piratica1640 society > armed hostility > hostilities at sea > [noun] > specific Piratic War1684 society > armed hostility > war > types of war > [noun] > sea war > specific Piratic War1684 a1640 J. Day Parl. Bees (1641) sig. C1 He..Out-law-like doth challenge as his owne Your Highnes due, nay Pyratick detaines The waxen fleet sailing upon your plaines. 1684 G. Thornburgh tr. Lucullus in J. Dryden tr. Plutarch Lives III. 420 In publick Tables were written what Monies he gave Pompey for prosecuting the Pyratick War. a1781 R. Watson Hist. Reign Philip III (1783) iv. 259 The piratic states of Barbary. 1854 J. S. C. Abbott Napoleon (1855) I. xxv. 395 The Algerines were now sweeping with their piratic crafts the Mediterranean. 1923 Jrnl. Hellenic Stud. 43 33 He..examines the effect of the Piratic War on Didyma. 1937 W. Lewis Revenge for Love i. i. 8 A week's blue piratic stubble to give his eating hole a coloured border like a sink. 2003 Times (Nexis) 22 July ii. 19 Others looking like swashbuckling piratic soldiers, their headdresses and pipes evidence of their status. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.a1640
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