peccable C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈpɛkəbəl/ UK /ˈpekəbəl/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj liable to sin or to err Even the saints, being peccable, confessed their failings. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · liable to sin or to err fallibleerrantsinfulcorruptible ↔ Opposites impeccablefaultlesssinless Word family Derived forms peccability Related forms peccantpeccadillopeccaviimpeccable Etymology AI details From Latin peccare ('to sin, err') + -able. From peccare via Medieval Latin peccabilis. peccabilis Latin peccare Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # peccable **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈpɛkəbəl/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈpekəbəl/ ## Meanings 1. liable to sin or to err ## Examples - Even the saints, being peccable, confessed their failings. ## Synonyms - fallible - errant - sinful - corruptible ## Antonyms - impeccable - faultless - sinless ## Derived Forms - peccability ## Related Forms - peccant - peccadillo - peccavi - impeccable ## Roots and Affixes - Root: peccabilis - Root: peccare ## Etymology From Latin peccare ('to sin, err') + -able. From peccare via Medieval Latin peccabilis. ## AI Etymology Peccable is from Latin peccare ('to sin, err') + -able. From peccare via Medieval Latin peccabilis. Important recorded forms include peccabilis (Latin) and peccare (Latin). Morphologically, the word preserves a built structure whose named elements carry the historical sense into English. The modern sense remains close to that composition, with the parts narrowing into a single lexical item. In current use it covers liable to sin or to err. The wider family includes derived forms such as peccability and related words such as peccant, peccadillo, peccavi, and impeccable. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown