Meaning & use
Peccadillos
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Minor faults or slight offenses that are not considered serious.
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The biography glosses over the politician's youthful peccadillos.
Forgetting an anniversary is a peccadillo compared to some of the mistakes couples make.
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Borrowed from Spanish 'pecadillo,' a diminutive of 'pecado' (sin), literally meaning 'a little sin.'
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misdemeanorsfoibles
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