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corrective
/kəˈɹɛktɪv/
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What does corrective mean?
adjective
- Of or pertaining to correction; serving to correct.
noun
- Something that corrects or counteracts something.
More meanings (2)
adjective
- (obsolete) Qualifying; limiting.
noun
- (obsolete) Limitation; restriction.
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IPA pronunciation
/kəˈɹɛktɪv/
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Beula showed such delinquent tendencies after a time that she had to be sent to a corrective institution.
The fourth effort serves as a corrective to the three others, it is their conditio sine quâ non.
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A very fine sherbet can be made from the fruit, which acts as an excellent corrective and stomachic.
Charcoal has corrective influence in absorbing some substances which might make the soil sour or otherwise inhospitable to plants.