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 Definitions of peccant  [ˈpɛk ənt]  

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Definition of 'peccant' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adj.) peccant
sinning; guilty of a moral offense.

2.  peccant
violating a rule or principle; faulty; wrong.

Etymology:  (1595–1605; < L peccant- (s. of peccāns), prp. of peccāre to err, offend; see -ant)

Definition of 'peccant' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (adj) peccable, peccant
liable to sin
"a frail and peccable mortal"- Sir Walter Scott


Definition of 'peccant' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) peccant
sinning; guilty of transgression; criminal; as, peccant angels

2. (adj) peccant
morbid; corrupt; as, peccant humors

3. (adj) peccant
wrong; defective; faulty

4. (noun) peccant
an offender



'peccant' - Nearby Entries  

pecan tree  peccable  peccadillo  peccant  peccari angulatus  peccary  peck at  



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