corrective
Americanadjective
noun
adjective
noun
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of corrective
1525–35; (< Anglo-French ) < Medieval Latin corrēctīvus. See correct, -ive
Example Sentences
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"ZDF had already added a corrective transparency notice to the broadcast on Saturday."
From BBC • Jun. 16, 2026
That’s a necessary corrective, according to some Republicans.
From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026
Pope Leo himself provides the corrective through his repeated emphasis on subsidiarity.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 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
She'd worn a corrective brace for the first two years of her life, and wherever she roamed she left a trail of scratch marks in the soft pine floor.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
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