backslide
verb (used without object)
to relapse into bad habits, sinful behavior, or undesirable activities.
backslidden
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past participleof backslide.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
Example Sentences
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Adolf Hitler is an extremely backslidden Roman Catholic, but no fool.
From Time Magazine Archive
It was a mistake to tell that he was backslidden without first knowing the facts of the case.
From Adventures in the Land of Canaan by Robert Lee Berry
I had become lukewarm and in a backslidden state, but I was still convinced that it was my duty to join the Methodist church.
From My Bondage and My Freedom by Frederick Douglass
Can it be Thou hast backslidden to the hateful calling I asked thee to eschew?
From The Admirable Bashville or, Constancy Unrewarded by Bernard Shaw
It seemed to me I was backslidden and that Brother Nelson and Brother Tubbs were going to deal with me at the meeting and tell me so.
From Personal Experiences of S. O. Susag by S. O. Susag
