recreationally
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- adverb
- /ˌrɛkrɪˈeɪʃənəli/
- Many people enjoy hiking recreationally during the weekends with friends.
- recreationally and commercially
- recreationally or competitively
- used recreationally
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- And within the first two years, I want to say I had my first experience recreationally with mushrooms.
- And I do all of that stuff, but I'm like recreationally, what can I do to like like a hobby?
Examples
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A total of 100 girls participated in feminine sports, 66 competitively and 34 recreationally.
Academic text (2008) -
Although none of the low-skilled students were physically active outside of physical education class, a few did say they swam recreationally during the summer.
Academic text (2003) -
The majority of former athletes take part recreationally in various physical activities and sports.
Academic text (1991) -
The majority of former athletes exercise recreationally in various physical activities and games.
Academic text (1991) -
A total of 83 boys participated in masculine sports, 33 competitively and 50 recreationally.
Academic text (2008) -
She likes to fish recreationally, going to the lake whenever she has some free time.
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They participate in sports recreationally, focusing on fun rather than competition.
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Morphology
recreationally = recreational (transparent) = recreation + al + ly
Formed by adding the adverbial suffix '-ly' to the adjective 'recreational'; the meaning is a straightforward adverbial use indicating manner.
Etymology
Recreationally comes from recreate, from Latin recreare which meant 'refresh' or 'create again', and the root create is the same as the English word create. So doing something recreationally is doing it to 'refresh' yourself, for pleasure rather than for work.