Definitions for corrective

Definitions for (noun) corrective

Main entry: corrective, restorative

Definition: a device for treating injury or disease


Definitions for (adj) corrective

Main entry: corrective

Definition: tending or intended to correct or counteract or restore to a normal condition

Usage: corrective measures; corrective lenses


Main entry: disciplinal, disciplinary, corrective

Definition: designed to promote discipline

Usage: the teacher's action was corrective rather than instructional; disciplinal measures; the mother was stern and disciplinary


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