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peccable, a.|ˈpɛkəb(ə)l|
[a. F. peccable (13th c. in Littré) or ad. med.L. peccābilis, f. peccāre to sin, after L. impeccābilis sinless (cited from Gellius).]
1. Capable of sinning, liable to sin.
1604T. Wright Passions v. §4. 210 All men by nature are sinners, are peccable, the iust offend often. 1741Berkeley Let. to Sir J. James 7 June, Wks. 1871 IV. 272 We hold all mankind to be peccable and errable, even the Pope himself. 1857H. Miller Test. Rocks iii. 154 Fitting and preparing peccable, imperfect man, for a perfect impeccable future state.
†2. Sinful, wrongful. Obs.
1633Prynne Histriom. 563 Is not the selfe same sinne as sinfull, as peccable? |