nontherapeutic

adjective

non·​ther·​a·​peu·​tic ˌnän-ˌther-ə-ˈpyü-tik 

: not relating to, being, or providing therapy : not therapeutic

… social pressures that encourage the nontherapeutic use of drugs in sports …

—Andrew A. Skolnick

taking diet pills for nontherapeutic reasons

nontherapeutically

ˌnän-ˌther-ə-ˈpyü-ti-k(ə-)lē 

adverb

using drugs nontherapeutically

Examples of nontherapeutic in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

For now, Marks thinks Oregon’s nontherapeutic route was the right one. — WIRED, 15 June 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1862, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for nontherapeutic

• antiscorbutic
• chemotherapeutic
• psychotherapeutic
• enzootic
• scorbutic
• hermeneutic
• therapeutic

Medical Definition

nontherapeutic

adjective

non·​ther·​a·​peu·​tic -ˌther-ə-ˈp(y)üt-ik 

: not relating to or being therapy

nontherapeutic procedures