• (a.) Tending to recreate or refresh; recreating; giving new vigor or animation; reinvigorating; giving relief after labor or pain; amusing; diverting. Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/recreative/
Rec're·a`tive adjective [ Confer 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. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/R/27
recreative 1. Refreshing; giving a person new vigor or animation. 2. Giving relief after labor or pain; something which is amusing and diverting: 'Choose sports that are recreative and healthful.' Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/3828/3