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recidivous en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ɹəˈsɪd.ə.vəs/ (UK, US)
• /ɹɪˈsɪd.ɪ.vəs/ (UK, US)

Etymology

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

Meanings

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. 1970, Hugo Adolf Bernatzik, Akha and Miao, page 336:
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. 2002, F. Hagenmüller, M. P. Manns, H. G. Musmann, Medical Imaging in Gastroenterology and Hepatology, page 72:

Forms

Synonyms

recidivistic · recidivist · recidive · recidive

Translations (12)

cs recidivní (recurring) · ru скло́нный к повторе́нию (prone to relapse into immoral or antisocial behavior) · hu kiújuló (recurring) · ru повторя́ющийся (recurring) · cs náchylný k recidivě (prone to relapse into immoral or antisocial behavior) · hu visszaeső (prone to relapse into immoral or antisocial behavior) · ru рецидиви́стский (prone to relapse into immoral or antisocial behavior) · ru рециди́вный (recurring) · ru рециди́вный (prone to relapse into immoral or antisocial behavior) · it recidivo (recurring) · it recidivo (prone to relapse into immoral or antisocial behavior) · hu visszatérő (recurring)