Recidivous

• POS: Adjective
• HYPHEN: re=cid=i=vous

CIDE DICTIONARY

Recidivous, a. [L. recidivus, fr. recidere to fall back.].

 Tending or liable to backslide or relapse to a former condition or habit.  [1913 Webster]

ROGET THESAURUS

Recidivous

Regression

N regress, regression, retrocession, retrogression, retrograduation, retroaction, reculade, retreat, withdrawal, retirement, remigration, recession, recess, crab-like motion, refluence, reflux, backwater, regurgitation, ebb, return, resilience reflection, reflexion (recoil), flip-flop, volte-face, counter motion, retrograde motion, backward movement, motion in reverse, counter movement, counter march, veering, tergiversation, recidivation, backsliding, fall, deterioration, recidivism, recidivity, reversal, relapse, turning point, receding, retrograde, retrogressive, regressive, refluent, reflex, recidivous, resilient, crab-like, balky, reactionary, back, backwards, reflexively, to the right about, a reculons, a rebours, revenons a nos moutons, as you were.