Definition of Peccadillo

1. Noun. A petty misdeed.

Exact synonyms: Indiscretion
Generic synonyms: Misbehavior, Misbehaviour, Misdeed

Definition of Peccadillo

1. n. A slight trespass or offense; a petty crime or fault.

Definition of Peccadillo

1. Noun. A small flaw or sin. ¹

2. Noun. A petty offense. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Peccadillo

1. [n -LOS or -LOES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Peccadillo

pebibit
pebibits
pebibyte
pebibytes
pebrine
pebrines
pec
pec deck
pecan
pecan pie
pecan tree
pecans
pecary
peccability
peccable
peccadillo (current term)
peccadilloes
peccadillos
peccaminous
peccan
peccancies
peccancy
peccant
peccant humors
peccantly
peccaries
peccatiphobia
peccavi
peccavis

Literary usage of Peccadillo

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Lives of the Queens of England, from the Norman Conquest: With Anecdotes of by Agnes Strickland, Elizabeth Strickland (1843)
"... who, throwing herself at her feet, with great solemnity confessed a peccadillo that inclined her majesty to smile. She spake the girl kindly; ..."

2. Salad for the Social by Frederick Saunders (1856)
"Another literary peccadillo should be recorded : we refer to his plagiarism upon Jeremy Taylor's beautiful parable against " Intolerance," which Franklin ..."

3. Ten Years in Saráwak by Charles Anthoni Johnson Brooke (1866)
"... and life taken— Heavy fine—Its efficacious result—Dyak peccadillo—The father suffers for the daughter—Grave decision—Assault of alligator— Superstitious ..."

4. The Universal Cook: And City and Country Housekeeper by Francis Collingwood, John Woollams (1792)
"... f To make peccadillo, or Indian Pickle. TAKE a cauliflower and a white cabbage, and quarter them. Take alfo cucumbers, melons, apples, French beans, ..."

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