Definition of "recuperative" [re•cu•per•a•tive]

• In the way of recuperation. (adjective)

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• "However they wanted to leave Plainfield with an "acute care center" (read Emergency Room) and a "long term recuperative facility" (read indigent patients), thereby allowing their Campus in Edison to thrive with the profit centers, while keeping the "rif-raff" element away from their campus."
• "Was the nature of a priest absolutely devoid of what physicians call recuperative force, restoring him to a sound mind, in spite of professional perversion?"
• "From what you've been able to ascertain of the extent of her injuries, what kind of recuperative recovery period does she face here?"