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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. liable to sin;
- Example: "a frail and peccable mortal"- Sir Walter Scott
[syn: peccable, peccant]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Peccant \Pec"cant\, a. [L. peccans, -antis, p. pr. of peccare to
   sin: cf. F. peccant.]
   1. Sinning; guilty of transgression; criminal; as, peccant
      angels. --Milton.
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   2. Morbid; corrupt; as, peccant humors. --Bacon.
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   3. Wrong; defective; faulty. [R.] --Ayliffe.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Peccant \Pec"cant\, n.
   An offender. [Obs.] --Whitlock.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

peccant
    adj 1: liable to sin; "a frail and peccable mortal"- Sir Walter
           Scott [syn: peccable, peccant]