As adjectives the difference between corrective and correctional
is that
corrective is of or pertaining to correction; serving to correct while
correctional is of, pertaining to, or intended for correction.
As a noun corrective
is something that corrects or counteracts something, especially an injury or disability.
corrective English
Adjective
( -)
Of or pertaining to correction; serving to correct
- As the currents were changing rapidly, the captain had to make many corrective course changes .
Qualifying; limiting.
* Holdsworth
- The Psalmist interposeth this corrective particle.
Noun
( en noun)
Something that corrects or counteracts something, especially an injury or disability
- alkalies are correctives of acids
- penalties are correctives of immoral conduct
(obsolete) limitation; restriction
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correctional English
Adjective
( en adjective)
Of, pertaining to, or intended for correction.
(chiefly, US) Of or pertaining to the imprisonment or rehabilitation of convicted criminals.
- correctional''' officer'', '''''correctional''' policy'', '''''correctional services .
Derived terms
* correctional facility
* correctional institution
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