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Corrective vs Instructive - What's the difference?

corrective | instructive |

As adjectives the difference between corrective and instructive

is that corrective is of or pertaining to correction; serving to correct while instructive is conveying knowledge, information or instruction.

As nouns the difference between corrective and instructive

is that corrective is something that corrects or counteracts something, especially an injury or disability while instructive is (linguistics) a case in the finnish language it expresses the means or the instrument used to perform an action.

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
    • ----

    instructive

    English

    (wikipedia)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • conveying knowledge, information or instruction.
    • Well, that was an instructive lesson.

    Synonyms

    * informative

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (linguistics) A case in the Finnish language. It expresses the means or the instrument used to perform an action.