Recidivous

//ɹɪˈsɪd.ɪ.vəs// adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 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. 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."

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recidiveatavisticbackslidingreactionaryrecessiverecidivist

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"Recidivous thieves, on the other hand, must expect corporal punishment, which is meted out in addition to fines in money or goods."

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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