corrective
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Noun
corrective noun
- Something that corrects or counteracts something.“alkalies are correctives of acids”
- Limitation; restriction.
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corrective 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.
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restorativebetteringdisciplinarydisciplinalnonindulgentrectificationredressivecorrectionremedyreformativecorrectionalremediationredressrectifyrehabilitativeremedial
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