peccaminous en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /pəˈkæmɪnəs/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin peccaminōsus, from peccāmen (“sin”), from peccō (“to sin”).
Meanings
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Sinful.
a volume of peccaminous pornographical tendency entitled Sweets of Sin.
1918, James Joyce, Ulysses:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more peccaminous | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most peccaminous | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Translations (7)
fi syntinen (sinful) · pl grzeszny (sinful) · pt pecaminoso (sinful) · ca pecaminós (sinful) · it peccaminoso (sinful) · fr peccamineux (sinful) · es pecaminoso (sinful)