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peccable

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peccable [ˈpɛkəbəl]
adj
(Literary & Literary Critical Terms) liable to sin; susceptible to temptation
[via French from Medieval Latin peccābilis, from Latin peccāre to sin]
peccability  n
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Adj.1.peccable - liable to sin; "a frail and peccable mortal"- Sir Walter Scott
peccant
wicked - morally bad in principle or practice
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PECCABLE A Liable to sin B Small farming area C Smart who am I?
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The dance floor is heaving with locals dancing impeccably to very peccable blasts of Euro pap.
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This gives a clue to what was wrong -- he could not give himself away -- and if only he had been more peccable people would have liked him better.
Simon: A Political Biography of Sir John Simon by Rowse, A.L. / Contemporary Review
 
 
 
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