 corrective |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] tending or intended to correct or counteract or restore to a normal condition | |
| Examples: | "corrective measures" "corrective lenses" |
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| Related terms: | bettering | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] designed to promote discipline | |
| Synonyms: | disciplinal disciplinary | |
| Examples: | "the teacher's action was corrective rather than instructional" "disciplinal measures" "the mother was stern and disciplinary" |
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| Related terms: | nonindulgent | |
| 3. | [ noun ] a device for treating injury or disease | |
| Synonyms: | restorative | |
| Related terms: | device pickup prosthesis pack pack | |
| Similar spelling: |
correct corrected correctitude correction correcting correctness corrections correctable courgette correctly correctional Coraciidae coarctation Coricidin Corregidor coarctate |
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