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Definition of: peccant
(pek′ənt) adjective
1. Guilty of sin; sinful; offending.
2. Corrupt and offensive; diseased.
3. Violating some rule or principle. [<L peccans, -antis, ppr. of peccare sin]
—pec′can·cy noun
—pec′cant·ly adverb
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