recrudescent

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English [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From the Latin recrudescere "to become raw again"; from re- + crudescere "to become hard or raw"

Adjective [edit]

recrudescent (not generally comparable; )

  1. breaking out again or reemerging after temporary abatement or suppression
    usage: This seems to be a recrudescent strain of the plague rather than a new disease altogether.
  2. (archaic) growing raw, sore, or painful again