restorative
noun/rɪˈstɒrətɪv/
/rɪˈstɔːrətɪv/
(old-fashioned)- a thing that makes you feel better, stronger, etc.
- Sleep is the best restorative there is.
Word Originlate Middle English: from an Old French variant of restauratif, -ive, from restorer, from Latin restaurare ‘rebuild, restore’.Want to learn more?
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