peccantly


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pec·cant

 (pĕk′ənt)
adj.
1. Sinful; guilty.
2. Violating a rule or an accepted practice; erring.
[Latin peccāns, peccant-, present participle of peccāre, to sin; see ped- in Indo-European roots.]
pec′can·cy n.
pec′cant·ly adv.
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