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corrective

adjective noun

tending or intended to correct or counteract or restore to a normal condition

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Word Facts

Word length
10
Starts with
C
Ends with
E
Contains
OR
Scrabble score
17
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

Meaning

Definitions

adjective

  1. tending or intended to correct or counteract or restore to a normal condition

    “corrective measures”

adjective

  1. designed to promote discipline

    “the teacher's action was corrective rather than instructional”

noun

  1. a device for treating injury or disease

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Example Sentences

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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