peccadillo
Americannoun
plural
peccadilloes, peccadillosnoun
Etymology
Origin of peccadillo
1585–95; < Spanish pecadillo, diminutive of pecado sin < Latin peccātum transgression, noun use of neuter of past participle of peccāre to err, offend
Example Sentences
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Others at Mr. Julian’s table gave similarly tolerant responses to my question about Mr. Paxton’s peccadillos.
Unfashionably for a modern biographer, Mr. Cobb makes only very brief and glancing reference to these peccadilloes.
"Scotland has one peccadillo and that is Cardinal O'Brien," he says.
From BBC
He obviously wants the world to remember and think of him as strong and resolute, and basically a good guy despite his personal peccadilloes.
From Salon
“Those are personal peccadilloes that you may have,” Scorsese incorrectly guesses.
From Los Angeles Times
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