The Collaborative International Dictionary
Recidivistic
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.
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.
Wiktionary
recidivistic
a. Being a recidivist; inclined to revert to previous behaviours.