Recidivous

adjective/ɹɪˈsɪd.ɪ.vəs/psychology

Definition

Tending to relapse or having relapsed.

Etymology

Adapted borrowing of Latin recidīvus (“returning, recurring”) +‎ -ous, from recidō (“fall back”). Doublet of recidive. By surface analysis, recidive +‎ -ous.

Synonyms

recidive, recidivist, recidivistic

In a sentence

The team's recidivous habit of skipping retrospectives kept biting them.