peccable

[ pek-uh-buhl ]

/ ˈpɛk ə bəl /

adjective

liable to sin or error.

Origin of peccable

From the Medieval Latin word peccābilis, dating back to 1595–1605. See peccavi, -ble

OTHER WORDS FROM peccable

pec·ca·bil·i·ty, noun

Words nearby peccable

pebi-, pebrine, pec, pecan, pecan patty, peccable, peccadillo, peccant, peccary, peccatophobia, peccavi

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Example sentences from the Web for peccable

He had hated Bassett for that; but it was not for the peccable Thatcher to point a mocking finger at Achilles's heel.
A Hoosier Chronicle|Meredith Nicholson
A peccable monarch may forfeit his throne; an impeccable one can only abdicate it.
Leading Articles on Various Subjects|Hugh Miller
By acting on the advice of ‘evil and wicked councillors,’ it was declared that a peccable king had forfeited the throne.
Leading Articles on Various Subjects|Hugh Miller
But peccable and rough though the members of this royal house may have been, very few of them were without the governing faculty.
The Liberation of Italy|Countess Evelyn Martinengo-Cesaresco

British Dictionary definitions for peccable

peccable

/ (ˈpɛkəbəl) /

adjective

liable to sin; susceptible to temptation

Derived forms of peccable

peccability, noun

Word Origin for peccable

C17: via French from Medieval Latin peccābilis, from Latin peccāre to sin

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单词	peccable
释义	peccable [ pek-uh-buhl ] / ˈpɛk ə bəl / adjective liable to sin or error. Origin of peccable From the Medieval Latin word peccābilis, dating back to 1595–1605. See peccavi, -ble OTHER WORDS FROM peccable pec·ca·bil·i·ty, noun Words nearby peccable pebi-, pebrine, pec, pecan, pecan patty, peccable, peccadillo, peccant, peccary, peccatophobia, peccavi Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for peccable He had hated Bassett for that; but it was not for the peccable Thatcher to point a mocking finger at Achilles's heel. A Hoosier Chronicle\|Meredith Nicholson A peccable monarch may forfeit his throne; an impeccable one can only abdicate it. Leading Articles on Various Subjects\|Hugh Miller By acting on the advice of ‘evil and wicked councillors,’ it was declared that a peccable king had forfeited the throne. Leading Articles on Various Subjects\|Hugh Miller But peccable and rough though the members of this royal house may have been, very few of them were without the governing faculty. The Liberation of Italy\|Countess Evelyn Martinengo-Cesaresco British Dictionary definitions for peccable peccable / (ˈpɛkəbəl) / adjective liable to sin; susceptible to temptation Derived forms of peccable peccability, noun Word Origin for peccable C17: via French from Medieval Latin peccābilis, from Latin peccāre to sin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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