peccant

About 0.02 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Of a person, etc.: that commits or has committed an offence or a sin; blameworthy, culpable, offending, sinful, sinning.
2. adjective Of an action or thing: causing offence or sin; offensive, sinful.
3. adjective Especially of humours of the body: diseased, unhealthy; also, causing disease.
4. adjective Offending a norm, a rule, etc.; defective, faulty, wrong.
5. noun An offender; also, a sinner.

Similar words

wicked peccable humors humours sinful soulsick maculate iniquitous damnable delictuous

Often followed by

humours matter humors part humour in paragraphs parts food

Word family

peccantly