Rec"re*ative*ness

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Recreative \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.
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         Let the music of them be recreative.     --Bacon.
   [1913 Webster] --- {Rec"re*a`tive*ly}, adv. --
   {Rec"re*a`tive*ness}, n.
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