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Synonyms for peccant

Grammar : Adj
Spell : pek-uh nt
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɛk ənt

Définition of peccant

Origin :
  • c.1600, from Latin peccantem (nominative pecans) "sinful," present participle of peccare "to sin" (see peccadillo). As a noun from 1620s. Related: Peccancy.
  • adj liable to sin
Example sentences :
  • But it is useless and canting to say that peccant women are worse than men.
  • Extract from : « She Stands Accused » by Victor MacClure
  • The two peccant riders unfortunately were Sir Griffin and Lucinda.
  • Extract from : « The Eustace Diamonds » by Anthony Trollope
  • But there is one touchstone by which the peccant element in them may be at once detected.
  • Extract from : « The Real Gladstone » by J. Ewing Ritchie
  • Thus brought to book, the peccant Gibbons confesses to what has occurred in all its details.
  • Extract from : « Gwen Wynn » by Mayne Reid
  • Nor did the peccant Lieutenant James think it worth while to resign his commission.
  • Extract from : « Lola Montez » by Edmund B. d'Auvergne
  • Adeline exclaimed, going to the mirror to rearrange the peccant tissue.
  • Extract from : « The Bostonians, Vol. I (of II) » by Henry James
  • The fictitious nephew Fitzvictor was apparently a son of the Victor who had but recently collaborated with the peccant Cazire.
  • Extract from : « The London Mercury, Vol. I, Nos. 1-6, November 1919 to April 1920 » by Various
  • To read the words as referring to the peccant verse, is to take the clinch off the whole passage.
  • Extract from : « The Bbur-nma in English » by Babur, Emperor of Hindustan
  • This idea had occurred to Joe from his remembrance of a peccant hound in the grasp of a tyrant whip.
  • Extract from : « Mr. Scarborough's Family » by Anthony Trollope
  • The press is a great and peccant engine; and who has public interest more at heart than your editor?
  • Extract from : « The Sunset Trail » by Alfred Henry Lewis

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