diversional

American  

[dih-vur-zhuh-nl, -shuh-, dahy-] / dɪˈvɜr ʒə nl, -ʃə-, daɪ- /

adjective

1. offering diversion or recreation; diverting.

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Etymology

Origin of diversional

diversion + -al ¹

Example Sentences

“People who cared for them noticed it was more than a diversional activity, that it could be incorporated into the overall treatment,” he said.

From Washington Times

"I believe this 'leak' is for diversional tactics and is not practical," Rubaie wrote in an email.

From Los Angeles Times

The mistake of putting the most excellent functional contributors of an organization in top roles can be costly, as it inevitably puts a heavy burden on the CEO to rein in the often diversional tendencies of executives with decision making power, but objectives that may conflict with the big picture.

From Forbes

Among the young, the gambols, races, and other sports were chiefly or wholly diversional, and commonly mimicked the avocations of the adults.

From Project Gutenberg

So the sports of the Siouan Indians were both diversional and divinatory, and the latter were highly organized in a manner reflecting the environment of the tribes, their culture-status, their belief, and especially their disposition toward bloodshed; for their most characteristic ceremonials were connected, genetically if not immediately, with warfare and the chase.

From Project Gutenberg