peccant
Of a person, etc.: that commits or has committed an offence or a sinOf a person, etc.: that commits or has committed an offence or a sin; blameworthy, culpable, offending, sinful, sinning.
Meaning
4 senses(archaic)Of a person, etc.: that commits or has committed an offence or a sin; blameworthy, culpable, offending, sinful, sinning.
(archaic)Of an action or thing: causing offence or sin; offensive, sinful.
(also, archaic, figuratively, historical)Especially of humours of the body: diseased, unhealthy; also, causing disease.
(archaic, obsolete)Offending a norm, a rule, etc.; defective, faulty, wrong.
- liable to sin
Origin
The adjective is borrowed from Middle French peccant (“unhealthy”) (modern French peccant)The adjective is borrowed from Middle French peccant (“unhealthy”) (modern French peccant), and from its etymon Late Latin peccantis, the genitive singular of peccāns (“offending; sinning, transgressing”, adjective), from Latin peccāns (“wrongdoer”), a noun use of the active present participle of peccō (“to offend; to sin, transgress”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ped- (“to fall; to stumble; to step; to walk”).
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Forms
more peccant, most peccant| Comparative | more peccant Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most peccant Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
3 synonyms- liable to sin:peccable
Word family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form