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corrective

American  
[kuh-rek-tiv] / kəˈrɛk tɪv /

adjective

  1. tending to correct or rectify; remedial.

    corrective exercises.


noun

  1. a means of correcting; corrective agent.

corrective British  
/ kəˈrɛktɪv /

adjective

  1. tending or intended to correct

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. something that tends or is intended to correct

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of corrective

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

Example Sentences

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That’s a necessary corrective, according to some Republicans.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

According to the company's own definitions, that status required either an immediate shutdown or "immediate corrective action".

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

And this is a really useful corrective to the notion that every single time there’s smoke, there’s fire.

From Slate • May 22, 2026

The irony is that AI has widely been viewed as a major corrective to high inflation.

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

He was doing nothing less now, he thought, than prescribing corrective lenses for Earthling souls.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut

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