Definition of corrective Corrective
/kɚɛˈktɪv/ - [kerektiv] - cor•rec•tive
We found 12 definitions of corrective from 4 different sources.
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NounPlural: correctives |
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| corrective - a device for treating injury or disease | ||
| restorative | ||
| device any clever maneuver; "he would stoop to any device to win a point"; "it was a great sales gimmick"; "a cheap promotions gimmick for greedy businessmen" | ||
| pack a convenient package or parcel (as of cigarettes or film) | ||
| face pack, pack a convenient package or parcel (as of cigarettes or film) | ||
| pick-me-up, pickup the act of taking aboard passengers or freight | ||
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| corrective - tending or intended to correct or counteract or restore to a normal condition; "corrective measures"; "corrective lenses" | ||
| bettering changing for the better | ||
| corrective - designed to promote discipline; "the teacher's action was corrective rather than instructional"; "disciplinal measures"; "the mother was stern and disciplinary" | ||
| disciplinary, disciplinal | ||
| nonindulgent, strict characterized by strictness, severity, or restraint | ||
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- corrective (Noun)
Something that corrects or counteracts something, especially an injury or disability. - corrective (Noun)
limitation; restriction. - corrective (Adjective)
Of or pertaining to correction; serving to correct. - corrective (Adjective)
Qualifying; limiting.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- corrective (a.)
Having the power to correct; tending to rectify; as, corrective penalties. - corrective (a.)
Qualifying; limiting. - corrective (n.)
That which has the power of correcting, altering, or counteracting what is wrong or injurious; as, alkalies are correctives of acids; penalties are correctives of immoral conduct. - corrective (n.)
Limitation; restriction.
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🔤- corrective, noun, singular of correctives.
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