peccadillo
IPA: pˈɛkʌdˈɪɫoʊ
noun
- A small flaw or sin.
- A petty offense.
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Examples of "peccadillo" in Sentences
- Such are just the peccadillos of youth.
- Some might demur that rape is not a peccadillo.
- That teenage peccadillo would lead to her death.
- The ladies are not responsible for his peccadilloes.
- For me, this peccadillo of fate has been both curse and blessing.
- Despite his carelessness, Suhren was readily forgiven this peccadillo.
- The reverts were a peccadillo given the provocation you were removing.
- Like his novels, these stories combine farce, sexual peccadilloes, and humor.
- I promise to do my best to keep everyone up to date on little Jenny Wilbanks' every peccadillo.
- If there is a peccadillo on this earth she has not personally experienced, she'd like to hear it.
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