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corrective
adjective
noun
Tending or intended to correct or counteract or restore to a normal condition
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adjective
Tending or intended to correct or counteract or restore to a normal condition
“Corrective measures”
adjective
Designed to promote discipline
“The teacher's action was corrective rather than instructional”
noun
A device for treating injury or disease
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Corrective measures
Corrective lenses
The teacher's action was corrective rather than instructional
Disciplinal measures
The mother was stern and disciplinary
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