recidivous

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English

WOTD – 3 June 2009

Etymology

From Latin recidīvus (“returning, recurring”), from recidō (“fall back”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /ɹɪˈsɪd.ɪ.vəs/, /ɹəˈsɪd.ə.vəs/
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Adjective

recidivous (comparative more recidivous, superlative most recidivous)

  1. Prone to relapse into immoral or antisocial behavior.
    • 1970, Hugo Adolf Bernatzik, Akha and Miao‎, page 336:
      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).
    • 2002, F. Hagenmüller, M. P. Manns, H. G. Musmann, Medical Imaging in Gastroenterology and Hepatology‎, page 72:
      In principle, resection of liver metastases is indicated when an extrahepatic recidivous occurrence or a second tumour is excluded.

Related terms

English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ḱh₂d-‎ (0 c, 31 e)

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