\Rec"re*a`tive\ (r?k"r?*?`t?v), a. [Cf. F.
r['e]cr['e]atif. 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.
--- {Rec"re*a`tive*ly}, adv. -- {Rec"re*a`tive*ness}, n.