restorative

Speech parts

1. restorative - Noun

2. restorative - Adjective

3. restorative - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Of or pertaining to restoration; having power to restore.

Something which serves to restore; especially, a restorative medicine.

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Examples

There are different kinds of justice. Retributive justice is largely Western. The African understanding is far more restorative - not so much to punish as to redress or restore a balance that has been knocked askew. Desmond Tutu

Study is the bane of childhood, the oil of youth, the indulgence of adulthood, and a restorative in old age. Walter Savage Landor

Writing is always a restorative process. It's like paddling a kayak. When you're writing, you can't do anything else. You're in the space you're in. So, in that way, it's enormously centering and restorative. Tabitha King

I'm not an environmentalist. I'm a cultural repairman. It's all about efficient and restorative use of resources to make the world secure, prosperous and life-sustaining. Amory Lovins

When you're at work, be fully at work. And let your leisure time be what it's meant to be - restorative and fun. Daniel Levitin

Activities that promote mind-wandering, such as reading literature, going for a walk, exercising, or listening to music, are hugely restorative. Daniel Levitin

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