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peccaminous

/pəˈkæmɪnəs/

peccaminous adjective: sinful.

Adjective

peccaminous (comparative more peccaminous, superlative most peccaminous)

  1. Sinful.
    • a volume of peccaminous pornographical tendency entitled Sweets of Sin.1918, James Joyce, Ulysses

peccaminous meaning in Bengali

peccaminous in Bengali

পাপপূর্ণ

Forms of peccaminous

comparativemore peccaminous
superlativemost peccaminous

Origin of peccaminous

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin peccaminōsus, from peccāmen (“sin”), from peccō (“to sin”).

Questions about peccaminous

What does peccaminous mean?
Peccaminous means sinful.
What is peccaminous in Bengali?
Peccaminous in Bengali is পাপপূর্ণ. See Peccaminous meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is peccaminous?
Peccaminous is an adjective.
How do you pronounce peccaminous?
Peccaminous is pronounced /pəˈkæmɪnəs/.

Words near peccaminous in the dictionary

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

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