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therapeutic

adjective

Reveal meaning and examples

Related to treatment, or having a beneficial or soothing effect.

For the narrator, the quiet routine of tending plants feels therapeutic.

Dictionary practice example.

The event organizer found the quiet task of folding paper decorations therapeutic, describing its rhythm as soothing after a noisy morning of interruptions.

From Words for Relief and Disturbance.

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