recreational
Americanadjective
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of or relating to recreation.
recreational facilities in the park.
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(of a drug or medication) used for recreation and enjoyment rather than to treat a medical condition.
recreational drugs such as marijuana and alcohol.
adjective
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of, relating to, or used for recreation
recreational facilities
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(of a drug) taken for pleasure rather than for medical reasons or because of an addiction
Other Word Forms
- multirecreational adjective
- recreationally adverb
- unrecreational adjective
Etymology
Origin of recreational
First recorded in 1650–60; recreation ( def. ) + -al 1 ( def. )
Example Sentences
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FBI Director Kash Patel, a lifelong recreational hockey player and fan who was in attendance, joined the men’s team in the locker room afterward to celebrate.
From Los Angeles Times
Flutter said that while it doesn’t believe the growth of prediction markets are a significant driver of its slowing customer and handle growth, they are attracting additional “entertainment-first recreational customer cohorts.”
A judge has struck down the latest effort by the city of Los Angeles to tow and destroy broken down recreational vehicles, handing a legal victory to a group of Westside homeless advocates.
From Los Angeles Times
Not only is Canada as a country hockey-mad, but so is Carney - when working as governor of the Bank of England, he would play for a recreational team in Haringey, north London.
From BBC
The Virginia Department of Health issued a recreational advisory for 72.5 miles of the river, advising people to avoid contact with the water “out of an abundance of caution.”
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