Corrective vs Relevant - What's the difference?
corrective | relevant |
Of or pertaining to correction; serving to correct
Qualifying; limiting.
* Holdsworth
Something that corrects or counteracts something, especially an injury or disability
(obsolete) limitation; restriction
Directly related, connected, or pertinent to a topic.
Not out of date; current.
* {{quote-news, year=1973, date=December 20, title=Hansen says Christmas time for thanks, hope, work=The Aberdeen Times
, passage=The message of Christmas is still relevant as we near the end of a troubled year and the beginning of an uncertain but challenging new year.}}
* {{quote-book, year=2008, author=Scott Cooper, Fritz Grutzner, Birk Cooper, title=Tips and Traps for Marketing Your Business, publisher=McGraw-Hill, isbn=978-0071494892
, passage=Motorola was quickly losing the cell-phone battle to Nokia for a time. When they launched the RAZR phone and combined it with their "Hello Moto" campaign, it made the brand relevant again.}}
As adjectives the difference between corrective and relevant
is that corrective is of or pertaining to correction; serving to correct while relevant is directly related, connected, or pertinent to a topic.As a noun corrective
is something that corrects or counteracts something, especially an injury or disability.corrective
English
Adjective
(-)- As the currents were changing rapidly, the captain had to make many corrective course changes .
- The Psalmist interposeth this corrective particle.
Noun
(en noun)- alkalies are correctives of acids
- penalties are correctives of immoral conduct
relevant
English
(wikipedia relevant)Adjective
(en adjective)- His mother provided some relevant background information concerning his medical condition.
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