peccable

9.9

Able to sin or do wrong

adjective
/ˈpɛkəbl/

Formal

: pecable

She recognized that she was peccable and asked for forgiveness for her wrongdoings.

Examples

He understood that everyone is peccable and deserves compassion for their flaws.
Even the most righteous individuals are peccable and prone to making mistakes.
Its sense of timing was peccable.

Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969)
Your source is 110 ♪ fucking peccable.

Nothing But the Truth (2008)

Synonyms

sinful

vspeccable

56 3.6

Wrong according to religious or moral rules

refers to capacity to sin rather than actual wrongdoing

depraved

vspeccable

Formal

48 7.8

Very bad and cruel in the way someone behaves

means liable to sin but not strongly corrupt or perverted

ungodly

vspeccable

21 7.2

Morally wrong because it goes against religious rules

focuses on ability to commit sin rather than religious judgement

peccant

vspeccable

Formal

9.9

Showing a habit of doing morally wrong things such as lying or stealing

is about being able to commit sin rather than habitual fault

Antonyms

virtuous

35 4.3

Being morally good and doing what is right

How Sinful

wicked

149 4.6

sinful

56 3.6

blameworthy

1 6.5

peccable

Formal

9.9

innocent

∞ 2.2

Surface Forms

peccable positive

Morphology

peccable = pecc (opaque) = pecc + able

The root 'pecc' is not a standalone English word, and its meaning related to 'sin' is not transparent to learners.

Etymology

Peccable comes from the Latin verb peccare, which means 'to sin', and you can see the same idea in the common word impeccable (not able to sin). So, peccable means 'able to sin' or likely to make moral mistakes, which explains its modern use.