Piacular
Pronunciation : Pi*ac"u*lar
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. piacularis: cf. F. piaculaire.]
Definition : 1. Expiatory; atoning. Sir G. C. Lewis.
2. Requiring expiation; criminal; atrociously bad. "Piacular pollution." De Quincey.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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