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adjective
1.
sinning; guilty of a moral offense.
2.
violating a rule, principle, or established practice; faulty; wrong.
Origin:
1595–1605; < Latin peccant- (stem of peccāns), present participle of peccāre to err, offend; see -ant
1595–1605; < Latin peccant- (stem of peccāns), present participle of peccāre to err, offend; see -ant
Related forms
pec·can·cy, pec·cant·ness, noun
pec·cant·ly, adverb
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peccant pec·cant (pěk'ənt)
adj.
Producing disease.
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