English

Adjective

resurgent ‎(comparative more resurgent, superlative most resurgent)

1. Undergoing a resurgence; experiencing renewed vigor or vitality.
   • 2016 May 22, Phil McNulty, “Crystal Palace 1-2 Manchester United”, in BBC:

     They won at West Ham in a quarter-final replay then survived a comeback from a resurgent Everton to win the semi-final with Antony Martial's late winner.

2. (astronomy) Of a celestial object, moving upwards relative to the horizon after a period of having moved downwards.
3. Rising again, as from the dead.
   • Samuel Taylor Coleridge

     The co-eternal Son of the living God, incarnate, tempted, crucified, resurgent, communicant of his spirit, ascendant, and obtaining for his church the descent of the Holy Ghost.

Translations

Noun

resurgent ‎(plural resurgents)

1. One who rises again, as from the dead.

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Sydney Smith to this entry?)

Latin

Verb

resurgent

1. third-person plural future active indicative of resurgō