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recidivous

/ɹɪˈsɪd.ɪ.vəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
re-cidi-vous
IPA
/ɹɪˈsɪd.ɪ.vəs/
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Prone to relapse into immoral or antisocial behavior.

adj

Recurring (of a disease or another medical problem).

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ɹɪˈsɪd.ɪ.vəs/
  • British English: /ɹɪˈsɪd.ɪ.vəs/

Inflected Forms

more recidivous (comparative) most recidivous (superlative)

Synonyms

recidive recidivist recidivistic

Questions

How do you pronounce recidivous?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɹɪˈsɪd.ɪ.vəs/.
What does recidivous mean?
Prone to relapse into immoral or antisocial behavior.
Where does recidivous come from?
Adapted borrowing of Latin recidīvus (“returning, recurring”) + -ous, from recidō (“fall back”). Doublet of recidive. By surface analysis, recidive + -ous.

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