recreatory

adjective

rec·​re·​a·​to·​ry

-ēəˌtōrē,

-tȯr-,

-ri

: recreational

the students return to their fourth-grade room for … recreatory reading

—Roul Tunley

Word History

Etymology

recreate + -ory

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