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Recidivous

//ɹɪˈsɪd.ɪ.vəs// adj

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Adjective

1
Prone to relapse into immoral or antisocial behavior.
"Recidivous thieves, on the other hand, must expect corporal punishment, which is meted out in addition to fines in money or goods."
2
Recurring (of a disease or another medical problem).
"In principle, resection of liver metastases is indicated when an extrahepatic recidivous occurrence or a second tumour is excluded."

Etymology

Adapted borrowing of Latin recidīvus (“returning, recurring”) + -ous, from recidō (“fall back”). Doublet of recidive. By surface analysis, recidive + -ous.

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