recrudescent

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Pronunciation

/ˌɹɛkɹu(ː)ˈdɛsənt/

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/ˌɹɛkɹu(ː)ˈdɛsənt/ · /ˌɹikɹu(ː)ˈdɛsənt/

Definition of recrudescent

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

(not-comparable)Breaking out again or reemerging after temporary abatement or suppression.

“This seems to be a recrudescent strain of the plague rather than a wholly new disease.”

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adj

(not-comparable)Breaking out again or reemerging after temporary abatement or suppression.

“This seems to be a recrudescent strain of the plague rather than a wholly new disease.”
(archaic, not-comparable)Growing raw, sore, or painful again.

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From Latin recrūdēscō (“to become raw again”); from re- + crūdēscō (“to become harsh or raw”).

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