resuscitative

English

Adjective

resuscitative (comparative more resuscitative, superlative most resuscitative)

1. Such as to revive or resuscitate a person or thing.
   • 1981, Mary M. Wagner, Care of the Burned Injured Patient, page 29:

     In minor burns involving less than 20% of the body surface, little resuscitative effort is required, and replacement fluids can usually be given orally.

   • 1994, Laurence Goldstein, The American Poet at the Movies: A Critical History, page 95:

     The film is a parable of magical entertainment's resuscitative power in a time of depression.