peccable

English

Etymology

From Medieval Latin peccābilis, from Latin peccō (“I sin”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɛ.kə.bəl/

Adjective

peccable

1. Liable to sin; subject to transgress the divine law.
   • a. 1688, Ralph Cudworth, A Treatise of Freewill:

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

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.

French

Adjective

peccable (plural peccables)

1. peccable

Further reading

• “peccable”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.