PECCANT

peccable, peccant

(adjective) liable to sin; “a frail and peccable mortal”- Sir Walter Scott

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

peccant (comparative more peccant, superlative most peccant)

(obsolete) Unhealthy; causing disease.

Sinful.

Wrong; defective; faulty.

Noun

peccant (plural peccants)

(obsolete) An offender.

Source: Wiktionary


Pec"cant, a. Etym: [L. peccans, -antis, p.pr. of peccare to sin: cf. F. peccant.]

1. Sinning; guilty of transgression; criminal; as, peccant angels. Milton.

2. Morbid; corrupt; as, peccant humors. Bacon.

3. Wrong; defective; faulty. [R.] Ayliffe.

Pec"cant, n.

Definition: An offender. [Obs.] Whitlock.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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