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Princeton's WordNet

  1. peccable, peccantadjective

    liable to sin

    "a frail and peccable mortal"- Sir Walter Scott

Wiktionary

  1. peccableadjective

    Liable to sin; subject to transgress the divine law.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. PECCABLEadjective

    Incident to sin.

    Etymology: from pecco, Lat.

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  1. peccable

    Peccable is an adjective that describes someone or something that is capable of sinning or liable to make mistakes or do wrong. It often refers to moral or ethical failings.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Peccableadjective

    liable to sin; subject to transgress the divine law

  2. Etymology: [Cf. F. peccable. See Peccant.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Peccable

    pek′a-bl, adj. liable to sin.—ns. Peccabil′ity; Pecc′ancy, sinfulness: transgression.—adj. Pecc′ant, sinning: transgressing: guilty: morbid: offensive: bad.—adv. Pecc′antly. [L. peccabilispeccāre, -ātum, to sin.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of peccable in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of peccable in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2


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