restorative

CEFRB2

/ɹɪˈstɒɹətɪv/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Helping to restore health, strength, or energy.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    An alcoholic drink, especially with tonic.

Examples

  • Include restorative yoga for relaxation and recovery.

  • After a long day working in the fields Clarence took comfort in a restorative pint of beer.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Something with restoring properties.

  2. Serving to restore.

More examples

In context

  • Destroys life's enemy, / Hunger, with sweet restorative delight.

  • Whether you need to recover from a stressful day, a strenuous workout or even an injury or surgery, restorative yoga may be just the thing for you.

  • For Louis XIV's advancing age, a drink consisting of sugar, distilled spirits, and orange water was recommended as a restorative of vigor.

Antonyms

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Origin

adjective

From Middle English restoratif, restoratyve, from Old French restoratif, restauratif and Medieval Latin restaurātīvus. Equivalent to restore + -ative.