Peccant Definition

pĕkənt
adjective
Sinful; sinning.
Webster's New World
Breaking or disregarding a rule or practice; faulty.
Webster's New World
Diseased or causing disease.
Webster's New World
Wiktionary
Wiktionary
noun
(obsolete) An offender.
Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Peccant

Noun

Singular:
peccant
Plural:
peccants

Origin of Peccant

  • Latin peccāns peccant- present participle of peccāre to sin ped- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Latin peccāns, peccantis

    From Wiktionary

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