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

Which makes it a good thing that “Steve,” starring Cillian Murphy as a dedicated, troubled head teacher at a struggling reform school for chaos-inclined teenage boys, brings a raucously corrective attitude to bear.

From Los Angeles Times

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

From BBC

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

From BBC

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".

From BBC

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

From BBC

Related Words

• curative 
• disciplinary 
• punitive 
• remedial 
• therapeutic