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peccadillos

peccadillos is the plural of peccadillo.

Meaning of peccadillo

Noun

peccadillo (plural peccadillos or peccadilloes)

  1. A small flaw or sin.
    • We tolerate Irene and Phil’s mild racist quirks and planet-destroying peccadilloes (“I could never own any car smaller than my Cutlass Supreme”) because their existence acts as a tranquilizer in an otherwise slightly-out-of-control world.1991, Douglas Coupland, “Celebrities Die”, in Generation X, New York: St. Martin's Press, →OCLC, page 112
  2. A petty offense.
    • When he comes to the prayer, he sometimes does me the honor of personally recommending me to the Lord, advising him that I am a worthy man and begging him to condone my occasional peccadillos.1929, Robert Dean Frisbee, The Book of Puka-Puka, Eland, published 2019, page 106

Forms of peccadillos

alternative formpeccadilloes

Questions about peccadillos

What is peccadillos the plural of?
Peccadillos is the plural of peccadillo.

Words near peccadillos in the dictionary

  1. peccabilities
  2. peccability
  3. peccable
  4. peccadillo
  5. peccadilloes
  6. peccadillos
  7. peccaminous
  8. peccan
  9. peccancies
  10. peccancy
  11. peccans

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