Definition of "recreational" []

• Of or relating to recreation: recreational swimming. (adjective)
• Of or relating to the occasional use, asserted not to be addictive, of narcotics: "You can't accept recreational drug use and expect to control the drug problem” ( Lacy Thornburg). (adjective)

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• "That is to say, the term recreational activities need not exclusively mean athletics such as running or team sports."
• "In dolphins, what we call recreational sex may have other social consequences unrelated to sex, such as establishing dominance or solidifying alliances."
• "It's just about the amount of bandwidth taken up by what they call recreational sites, particularly ones that have a lot of streaming video."