recreational
of or relating to recreation: recreational facilities in the park.
(of a drug or medication) used for recreation and enjoyment rather than to treat a medical condition: recreational drugs such as marijuana and alcohol.
Origin of recreational
1Other words from recreational
- rec·re·a·tion·al·ly, adverb
- mul·ti·rec·re·a·tion·al, adjective
- un·rec·re·a·tion·al, adjective
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How to use recreational in a sentence
The LWCF uses revenue generated by offshore oil and gas leases to fund projects that increase public access and recreational opportunities on public lands and to protect vulnerable ecosystems.
Three months ago, when Behnken and Hurley splashed down south of Pensacola, Florida, recreational boaters approached the spacecraft.
SpaceX, NASA plan second commercial taxi to the space station this weekend | Verne Kopytoff | November 13, 2020 | FortuneNew Jersey, Arizona, and Montana all voted to legalize recreational cannabis.
Voters rejecting the war on drugs is a win for public health | WIRED | November 7, 2020 | Ars TechnicaOne striking pattern is that Americans are rejecting policies that criminalize marijuana and other recreational drugs in every state where the question has appeared on ballots.
All the ways the 2020 election has influenced science policy so far | Kate Baggaley | November 6, 2020 | Popular-ScienceHowever, psilocybin has more going for it than just its relative safety as a recreational drug.
Oregon just voted to legalize magic mushrooms. Here’s what that actually means. | Rachel Feltman | November 5, 2020 | Popular-Science
Europeans were using cannabis recreationally as early as the 1500s.
While many people can use opiates appropriately or even recreationally, I fell into the first category.
British Dictionary definitions for recreational
/ (ˌrɛkrɪˈeɪʃənəl) /
of, relating to, or used for recreation: recreational facilities
(of a drug) taken for pleasure rather than for medical reasons or because of an addiction
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