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Corrective - What does it mean?

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is likely misspelled.


has no English definition.

As an adjective corrective

is of or pertaining to correction; serving to correct.

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
    • ----

    Not English

    has no English definition. It may be misspelled.