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remedial

adjective

tending or intended to rectify or improve

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Word Facts

Word length
8
Starts with
R
Ends with
L
Contains
EM
Scrabble score
11
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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Pronunciation

ɹɪˈmiːdɪəl

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Meaning

Definitions

adjective

  1. tending or intended to rectify or improve

    “a remedial reading course”

adjective

  1. tending to cure or restore to health

    “curative powers of herbal remedies”

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Example Sentences

a remedial reading course
remedial education
curative powers of herbal remedies
her gentle healing hand
remedial surgery
a sanative environment of mountains and fresh air
a therapeutic agent

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