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# The BFD Word of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/the-bfd-word-of-the-day-136/
- Published: 2020-06-10T18:15:00.000Z
- Updated: 2020-06-06T17:20:21.000Z
- Author: Peter Andersen
- Tags: General, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-17 03:00

The word for today is…

peccant (adj) – 1\. Sinful; guilty.  
2\. Violating a rule or an accepted practice; erring.

Source : [The Free Dictionary](https://www.thefreedictionary.com/peccant?ref=goodoil.news)

Etymology : Peccant comes from the Latin verb peccare, which means “to sin,” “to commit a fault,” or “to stumble,” and is related to the better-known English word peccadillo (“a slight offense”). Etymologists have suggested that peccare might be related to Latin ped- or pes, meaning “foot,” by way of an unattested adjective, peccus, which may have been used to mean “having an injured foot” or “stumbling.” Whether or not a connection truly exists between peccant and peccus, peccant itself involves stumbling of a figurative kind—making errors, for example, or falling into immoral, corrupt, or sinful behavior.

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