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PECCANT
peccable, peccant
(adjective) liable to sin; āa frail and peccable mortalā- 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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