Petty+fault

  • 101peccadillo — [n] small fault bad habit, faux pas, impropriety, indiscretion, minor fault, minor infraction, minor sin, misdemeanor, petty offense, slight transgression, small infraction, small sin, venial sin, vice; concepts 372,645 …

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  • 102cav´il|ler — cav|il «KAV uhl», verb, iled, il|ing or (especially British) illed, il|ling, noun. –v.i. to find fault without good reason; raise trivial objections; carp: »He cavils about the minor points in the rules of the game. Those who do not value… …

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  • 103cav´il|er — cav|il «KAV uhl», verb, iled, il|ing or (especially British) illed, il|ling, noun. –v.i. to find fault without good reason; raise trivial objections; carp: »He cavils about the minor points in the rules of the game. Those who do not value… …

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  • 104cav|il — «KAV uhl», verb, iled, il|ing or (especially British) illed, il|ling, noun. –v.i. to find fault without good reason; raise trivial objections; carp: »He cavils about the minor points in the rules of the game. Those who do not value… …

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  • 105long slip — Slip Slip, n. [AS. slipe, slip.] 1. The act of slipping; as, a slip on the ice. [1913 Webster] 2. An unintentional error or fault; a false step. [1913 Webster] This good man s slip mended his pace to martyrdom. Fuller. [1913 Webster] 3. A twig… …

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  • 106Peccadillo — Pec ca*dil lo, n.; pl. {Peccadillos}. [Sp. pecadillo, dim. of pecado a sin, fr. L. peccatum. See {Peccant}.] A slight trespass or offense; a petty crime or fault. Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 107Peccadillos — Peccadillo Pec ca*dil lo, n.; pl. {Peccadillos}. [Sp. pecadillo, dim. of pecado a sin, fr. L. peccatum. See {Peccant}.] A slight trespass or offense; a petty crime or fault. Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 108short slip — Slip Slip, n. [AS. slipe, slip.] 1. The act of slipping; as, a slip on the ice. [1913 Webster] 2. An unintentional error or fault; a false step. [1913 Webster] This good man s slip mended his pace to martyrdom. Fuller. [1913 Webster] 3. A twig… …

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  • 109Slip — Slip, n. [AS. slipe, slip.] 1. The act of slipping; as, a slip on the ice. [1913 Webster] 2. An unintentional error or fault; a false step. [1913 Webster] This good man s slip mended his pace to martyrdom. Fuller. [1913 Webster] 3. A twig… …

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  • 110Slip dock — Slip Slip, n. [AS. slipe, slip.] 1. The act of slipping; as, a slip on the ice. [1913 Webster] 2. An unintentional error or fault; a false step. [1913 Webster] This good man s slip mended his pace to martyrdom. Fuller. [1913 Webster] 3. A twig… …

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