corrective

[kuh-rek-tiv]

adjective

1. tending to correct or rectify; remedial.

   corrective exercises.

noun

1. a means of correcting; corrective agent.

corrective

/ kəˈrɛktɪv /

adjective

1. tending or intended to correct

noun

1. something that tends or is intended to correct

Other Word Forms

• correctively adverb
• noncorrective adjective
• noncorrectively adverb
• uncorrective adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of corrective¹

1525–35; (< Anglo-French ) < Medieval Latin corrēctīvus. See correct, -ive

Example Sentences

Jollibee said it "immediately implemented corrective measures" and disqualified the "invalid major prize winners".

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Hundreds of people have now had to undergo a second corrective operation.

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The police said the three suspects are all female, aged 13, 14 and 15 - and two of them had been sent to "specialised schools for corrective education".

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"Vague or overly poetic names will underperform, especially if the party is meant to be a corrective force," he says.

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Airlines are given up to three months to implement corrective actions, which may be extended if the regulator approves the action plan.

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Related Words

• curative 
• disciplinary 
• punitive 
• remedial 
• therapeutic