adj.
- Sinful; guilty.
- Violating a rule or an accepted practice; erring.
[Latin peccāns, peccant-, present participle of peccāre, to sin.]
peccancy pec'can·cy n.peccantly pec'cant·ly adv.
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peccant
American Heritage Dictionary:
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adj.
peccantly pec'cant·ly adv.
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