peccable

English

Etymology

From Medieval Latin peccābilis, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin peccō (“I sin”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɛ.kə.bəl/

Adjective

peccable

1. Liable to sin; subject to transgress the divine law.
   • (Can we date this quote by Ralph Cudworth and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)

     But to be mutable or changeable in way of diminution, lapsable or peccable, is an essential property of a rational imperfect being.

   • 1994 July 25, Jack Winter, “How I met my wife”, in The New Yorker:

     And even though I had only swerving loyalty to her, my manners couldn't be peccable.

Related terms

• impeccable
• peccant

Further reading

• “peccable”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• “peccable”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• “peccable”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.