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corrective

/kəˈɹɛktɪv/noun, adjective3 syllables

Corrective means: designed to promote discipline.

Synonyms for corrective6

noun, as in a device for treating injury or disease

restorative

adjective, as in designed to promote discipline

disciplinary, disciplinal, nonindulgent, strict

adjective, as in tending or intended to correct or counteract or restore to a normal condition

What does corrective mean?3

adjective

1

designed to promote discipline“the teacher's action was corrective rather than instructional”

2

tending or intended to correct or counteract or restore to a normal condition“corrective measures”

noun

1

a device for treating injury or disease

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with corrective?19

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Corrective in a sentence

  • Almost all patients require corrective eyewear after cataract surgery.Cangarejo
  • You'd be surprised what strengthening your core and doing postural corrective exercises can do for your body.Hybrid
  • Tom sent me a corrective response, highlighting several grammatical mistakes in my message.Miktsoanit

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Forms of corrective

as a noun

plural
correctives