therapeutic[adjective]Synonyms: beneficial, corrective, curative, good, healing, remedial, restorative, salutary
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ther‧a‧peu‧tic /ˌθerəˈpjuːtɪk◂/
adjective[
Date: 1500-1600;
Language: Greek;
Origin: therapeutikos, from therapeuein; ⇒ therapy]
1. making you feel calm and relaxed:
I find swimming very therapeutic. the therapeutic effect of gardening2. [usually before noun] relating to the treatment or cure of an illness ⇒
therapy:
Some claim that the herb has therapeutic value for treating pain.—therapeutically /-kli/
adverb [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲