the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Sinning; guilty of transgression; criminal.
adj. Morbid; corrupt.
adj. Wrong; defective; faulty.
n. An offender.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Sinning; offending; guilty; causing offense.
Morbid; bad; corrupt; not healthy.
Imperfect; erroneous; incorrect: as, a, peccant citation.
n. An offender.
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adj. liable to sin
Word Usage
"Nothing is safe from this porcelain peccant pilferer, this corrupt criminal crockery, for the moment you turn your back, this amazing Ash Tray will abscond with all your electronic posessions and sell them on ebay."