Definitions for peccadilloes

peccadilloes pec·ca·dil·lo

Spelling: [pek-uh-dil-oh]
IPA: /ˌpɛk əˈdɪl oʊ/

Peccadilloes is a 12 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 19 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 24 points.

You can make 1084 anagrams from letters in peccadilloes (accdeeillops).

Definitions for peccadilloes

noun

  1. a very minor or slight sin or offense; a trifling fault.

Origin of peccadilloes

1585-95; Spanish pecadillo, diminutive of pecado sin Latin peccātum transgression, noun use of neuter of past participle of peccāre to err, offend

Examples for peccadilloes

I began to be sorry for this man, in spite of his peccadilloes.

Aaron Burr and Richard Cheney (Spiro Agnew's peccadilloes are miniscule in comparison), some two centuries apart.

But you cannot saddle him, in the flesh or out of it, with your peccadilloes.

For who is it that is not interested in hearing the peccadilloes of his neighbor aired?

All little failings, peccadilloes, and asperities are strictly fined.

My sins were all peccadilloes; I always respected my neighbor's property—my neighbor's wife.

At this point I recalled all the peccadilloes which most troubled my conscience.

In 2001, Premiere Magazine published an extensive article documenting Schwarzenegger's peccadilloes.

Silvio Berlusconi is back in Italian headlines, but not for his peccadilloes or corruption trials.

But the flaws and peccadilloes of Renaissance artists like Michelangelo pale beside the misdeeds of patrons and pontiffs.

Word Value for peccadilloes
Scrable

19

Words with friends

24

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