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adjectivepiratey (comparative more piratey, superlative most piratey)
comparative more piratey · superlative most piratey · alternative piraty
- colloquialSynonym of piratelike.
Armed with shovels, gloves and headlamps, the team followed their map to the dig site. The vibe was “very piratey,” Dr. Weber said. Dr. Telewski set to digging a neat, squared-off hole.
2021 April 21, Cara Giaimo, “One of the World’s Oldest Science Experiments Comes Up From the Dirt”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 27 Apr 2021Synonyms: piratelike
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adjectiveSynonym of piratelike.
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piratey. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/piratey
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“piratey.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/piratey. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “piratey,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/piratey.
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