peccable

[ pek-uh-buh l ]
/ 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

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