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pec´cant|ly — pec|cant «PEHK uhnt», adjective. 1. guilty of a sin or moral offense; sinning: »a peccant soul (Milt). 2. violating some rule or accepted principle, as of behavior; not correct: »The peccant officials…fell on their knees (Thomas Carlyle). 3.… … Useful english dictionary
pec|cant — «PEHK uhnt», adjective. 1. guilty of a sin or moral offense; sinning: »a peccant soul (Milt). 2. violating some rule or accepted principle, as of behavior; not correct: »The peccant officials…fell on their knees (Thomas Carlyle). 3. Obsolete … Useful english dictionary
pec — am·y·lo·pec·tin; as·pec·tion; as·pec·tu·al; as·tro·pec·ten; ex·pec·ta·tion; ex·pec·to·rate; ex·pec·to·ra·tion; ex·pec·to·ra·tor; im·pec·ca·bil·i·ty; im·pec·ca·ble; im·pec·can·cy; im·pec·cant; iso·pec·tic; PEC; pec·a·ri; pec·ca·bil·i·ty;… … English syllables
cant — ap·pli·cant; cant; cant·i·ly; cant·ing; cant·let; cant·ly; cant·saw; cla·rif·i·cant; com·pli·cant; co·rus·cant; de·cant; de·cant·ate; de·cant·er; ded·i·cant; des·cant·er; des·cant·ist; fab·ri·cant; im·pec·cant; im·pli·cant; in·cant; in·di·cant;… … English syllables
peccant — pec•cant [[t]ˈpɛk ənt[/t]] adj. 1) rel sinning; guilty of a moral offense 2) violating a rule or principle; faulty; wrong • Etymology: 1595–1605; < L peccant (s. of peccāns), prp. of peccāre to err, offend; see ant pec′can•cy, n … From formal English to slang
peccant — pec·cant … English syllables
impeccant — im·pec·cant … English syllables
im — im; im·age·less; im·ag·er; im·ag·ism; im·balance; im·base; im·bat; im·ba·uba; im·be; im·be·cile·ly; im·be·cil·ic; im·be·cil·i·ty; im·bibe; im·bib·er; im·bi·bi·tion; im·bi·bi·tion·al; im·bi·rus·sú; im·brex; im·bri·ca·tion; im·bro·glio; im·brue;… … English syllables
Impeccant — Im*pec cant, a. Sinless; impeccable. Byron. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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. [1913 Webster] 2. Morbid; corrupt; as, peccant humors. Bacon. [1913 Webster] 3. Wrong;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
