Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Recreative

Recreative (r?k"r?*?`t?v) , adjective

[Compare French récréatif. See Recreate.]

Tending to recreate or refresh; recreating; giving new vigor or animation; reinvigorating; giving relief after labor or pain; amusing; diverting.
Let the music of them be recreative. — Bacon