unpiratical

English

Etymology

un- +‎ piratical

Adjective

unpiratical (comparative more unpiratical, superlative most unpiratical)

1. Not piratical.
   • 1876, Mark Twain [pseudonym; Samuel Langhorne Clemens], The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Hartford, Conn.: The American Publishing Company, →OCLC:

     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.

Anagrams

• puritanical