remedial

[ ri-mee-dee-uhl ]
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adjective
  1. affording remedy; tending to remedy something.

  2. intended to correct or improve one's skill in a specified field: remedial math.

Origin of remedial

1
From the Late Latin word remediālis, dating back to 1645–55. See remedy, -al1

Other words for remedial

Other words from remedial

  • re·me·di·al·ly, adverb
  • non·re·me·di·al, adjective
  • non·re·me·di·al·ly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for remedial

remedial

/ (rɪˈmiːdɪəl) /


adjective
  1. affording a remedy; curative

  2. denoting or relating to special teaching, teaching methods, or material for backward and slow learners: remedial education

Derived forms of remedial

  • remedially, adverb

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