Meanings
adjectivepeccaminous (comparative more peccaminous, superlative most peccaminous)
comparative more peccaminous · superlative most peccaminous
- Sinful.
a volume of peccaminous pornographical tendency entitled Sweets of Sin.
1918, James Joyce, Ulysses
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
- Medieval Latinpeccaminōsus
- Englishpeccaminous
Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin peccaminōsus, from peccāmen (“sin”), from peccō (“to sin”).
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Catalan pecaminós
- pecaminóssinful
Finnish syntinen
- syntinensinful
French peccamineux
- peccamineuxsinful
Italian peccaminoso
- peccaminososinful
Polish grzeszny
- grzesznysinful
Portuguese pecaminoso
- pecaminososinful
Spanish pecaminoso
- pecaminososinful
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APA
peccaminous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peccaminous
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“peccaminous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peccaminous. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “peccaminous,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peccaminous.
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