Corrective Definition & Meaning
corrective
- adjective
- designed to promote discipline; "the teacher's action was corrective rather than instructional"; "disciplinal measures"; "the mother was stern and disciplinary"
- tending or intended to correct or counteract or restore to a normal condition; "corrective measures"; "corrective lenses"
- noun
- a device for treating injury or disease
Words that rhyme with corrective
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- What does corrective mean?
- designed to promote discipline; "the teacher's action was corrective rather than instructional"; "disciplinal measures"; "the mother was stern and disciplinary" tending or intended to correct or counteract or restore to a normal condition; "corrective measures"; "corrective lenses" a device for treating injury or disease
- What part of speech is corrective?
- Corrective is an adjective and a noun.
- How many definitions does corrective have?
- Corrective has 3 definitions across 2 parts of speech (adjective, noun).