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Corrective

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adjective. Tending or intended to correct.

noun. An agent that corrects.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

Having the power to correct; having the quality of removing or counteracting what is wrong, erroneous, or injurious; tending to rectify: as, corrective penalties.

noun. That which has the power of correcting or amending; that which has the quality of removing or counteracting what is wrong or injurious: as, alkalis are correctives of acids; penalties are correctives of immoral conduct.

noun. Limitation; restriction.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

adjective. Having the power to correct; tending to rectify.

adjective. Qualifying; limiting.

noun. That which has the power of correcting, altering, or counteracting what is wrong or injurious.

noun. Limitation; restriction.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

adjective. Of or pertaining to correction; serving to correct

noun. Something that corrects or counteracts something, especially an injury or disability

noun. limitation; restriction

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

adjective. tending or intended to correct or counteract or restore to a normal condition

noun. a device for treating injury or disease

adjective. designed to promote discipline

Word Usage

"The 74-year-old Boswell spent time in the hospital this summer for what he described as a corrective procedure related to a major surgery three years ago."

cross-reference

punitive

Equivalent

bettering nonindulgent strict

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

affective anti-infective collective connective convective

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

adequate behavioral beneficial coercive constructive

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

Fabian adjuvant aid alterative analeptic