recrudescent

adj
/ˌɹɛkɹu(ː)ˈdɛsənt/

Etymology

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

  1. derived from recrūdēscō

Definitions

  1. 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.
  2. Growing raw, sore, or painful again.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for recrudescent. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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