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Peccadillo
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What's The Definition Of Peccadillo?
[n] a petty misdeed
Synonyms | Synonyms for Peccadillo: indiscretion Related Terms | Find terms related to Peccadillo: atrocity | blunder | botch | breach | crime | crime against humanity | deadly sin | delinquency | dereliction | enormity | error | evil | failure | fault | faux pas | felony | gaffe | genocide | goof | guilty act | heavy sin | impropriety | indiscretion | inexpiable sin | infraction | iniquity | injury | injustice | lapse | malefaction | malfeasance | malum | minor wrong | misdeed | misdemeanor | misfeasance | misstep | mistake | mortal sin | nonfeasance | offense | omission | outrage | peccancy | shortcoming | sin | sin of commission | sin of omission | sinful act | slip | stumble | tort | transgression | trespass | trip | unutterable sin | venial sin | violation | wrong See Also | misbehavior | misbehaviour | misdeed Peccadillo In Webster's Dictionary \Pec`ca*dil"lo\, n.; pl. {Peccadillos}. [Sp.
pecadillo, dim. of pecado a sin, fr. L. peccatum. See
{Peccant}.]
A slight trespass or offense; a petty crime or fault. --Sir
W. Scott.
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