Meaning & use
Recreationally
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For enjoyment, leisure, or relaxation rather than for a professional, competitive, or medical purpose.
See it in a sentence
He plays basketball recreationally on weekends, never in an organized league.
The drug is legal recreationally in several states, though still restricted federally.
A note on using this word
The word is now closely associated with debates over "recreational" cannabis or drug use, alongside its older sporting sense.
Words with a similar meaning
for funcasually
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Words with an opposite meaning
professionally
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