Recidivistic

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Recidivist \Re*cid"i*vist\ (r[-e]*s[i^]d"[i^]*v[i^]st), n.
     One who is recidivous or is characterized by recidivism; an
     incorrigible criminal. -- {Re*cid`i*vis"tic}
     (r[-e]*s[i^]d`[i^]*v[i^]s"t[i^]k), a.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  


           The criminal by passion never becomes a recidivist, it
           is the social, not the antisocial, instincts that are
           strong within him, his crime is a solitary event in his
           life.                                    --Havelock
                                                    Ellis.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]