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recidivous

adjective
re·​cid·​i·​vous | \ -vəs\

Definition of recidivous

: tending to relapse or having relapsed

History and Etymology for recidivous

Latin recidivus, from recidere to fall back, recur (from re- + cadere to fall) + -ivus -ive

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