recrudescent

Etymology

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

Adjective

recrudescent (not comparable)

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. (archaic) Growing raw, sore, or painful again.

Adjective

recrudescent (feminine singular recrudescente, masculine plural recrudescents, feminine plural recrudescentes)

1. recrudescent, reemerging

Further reading

• “recrudescent” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).