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Webster 1913 Edition
Recrudescent
Reˊcru-des′cent
(-sent)
, Adj.
[L.
recrudescens
, -entis
, p. pr. of recrudescere
to become raw again; pref. re-
re- + crudescere
to become hard or raw: cf. F. recrudescent
.] 1.
Growing raw, sore, or painful again.
2.
Breaking out again after temporary abatement or supression;
as, a
. recrudescent
epidemicWebster 1828 Edition
Recrudescent
RECRUDES'CENT
,Adj.
Definition 2024
recrudescent
recrudescent
English
Adjective
recrudescent (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 new disease altogether.
- (archaic) growing raw, sore, or painful again
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French
Adjective
recrudescent m (feminine singular recrudescente, masculine plural recrudescents, feminine plural recrudescentes)