Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

peccaminous

/pəˈkæmɪnəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pec-ca-minous
IPA: /pəˈkæmɪnəs/

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Example Sentences

"a volume of peccaminous pornographical tendency entitled Sweets of Sin."

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin peccaminōsus, from peccāmen (“sin”), from peccō (“to sin”).

Inflected Forms

more peccaminous (comparative) most peccaminous (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce peccaminous?: The recorded pronunciation is /pəˈkæmɪnəs/.
What does peccaminous mean?: Sinful.
Where does peccaminous come from?: Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin peccaminōsus, from peccāmen (“sin”), from peccō (“to sin”).

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