recreational
[rek-ree-ey-shuh-nl]
- 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.
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Examples from the Web for recreational
Contemporary Examples
The beauty of the project comes from the ratio of professional artists, recreational artists, and just creative people.
In Oregon, voters will decide whether to join Washington and Colorado in legalizing cannabis for recreational use.
In the Pacific Northwest, legalization of recreational use has always felt like a question of when not if.
They “will be able to participate in a wider range of recreational and cultural activities.”
Just a quarter of what would be considered a recreational dose is effective for stopping their headaches.
Longtime Sufferers of Cluster Headaches Find Relief in PsychedelicsValerie Vande Panne
February 5, 2014
Historical Examples
But the national parks are far more than recreational areas.
The Book of the National ParksRobert Sterling Yard
One must not for an instant, however, consider these noon hours as recreational.
The Old Coast RoadAgnes Rothery
Recreational facilities were not provided and slave children had little knowledge of how to play.
Recreational craft present the greater challenge to management control.
Humpback Whales in Glacier Bay National Monument, AlaskaUnited States Department of Commerce, Marine Mammal Commission
These and a vast number of recreational activities owe much, and in some cases their existence, to artificial light.
Artificial LightM. Luckiesh
recreational
- of, relating to, or used for recreationrecreational facilities
- (of a drug) taken for pleasure rather than for medical reasons or because of an addiction
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Word Origin and History for recreational
adj.
1650s, from recreation + -al (1). Related: Recreationally. Recreational drug attested from 1967.
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