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adjective
1.
tending to correct or rectify; remedial: corrective exercises.
noun
2.
a means of correcting; corrective agent.
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Corrective
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Word Origin & History
corrective
c.1600, verb and noun, from Fr. correctif, from L. correct-, pp. stem of corrigere (see correct).
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Medical Dictionary
corrective cor·rec·tive (kə-rěk'tĭv)
adj.
Counteracting or modifying what is malfunctioning, undesirable, or injurious. n.
An agent that corrects.
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