corrective

Meaning

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Of or pertaining to correction; serving to correct.
2. (not-comparable, obsolete) Qualifying; limiting.

Noun

1. Something that corrects or counteracts something.
2. (obsolete) Limitation; restriction.

Synonyms

restorative

remedial

correction

correctional

amendatory

disciplinary

disciplinal

healthful

medicinal

rectifying

reformatory

reforming

reparative

therapeutic

mendable

reformational

amendment

castigatory

curative

cure

fix

healing

Translations

correcteur

correctif

corretivo

διορθωτικός

correctivo

correttivo

korrigierend

ıslah edici

giderici

korrektiv

çare

مصحح

fehlerbehebend

korrigiernd

correctiu

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kəˈɹɛktɪv/

Etymology

Borrowed from French correctif, equivalent to correct + -ive.