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corrective

adjective cor·rec·tive \kə-ˈrek-tiv\

: meant to correct a problem : intended to make something better

Full Definition of CORRECTIVE

:  intended to correct <corrective lenses> <corrective punishment>
— corrective noun
— cor·rec·tive·ly adverb
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First Known Use of CORRECTIVE

1531

Related to CORRECTIVE

Synonyms
amendatory, rectifying, remedial, remedying, reformative, reformatory
Antonyms
nonpunitive

Rhymes with CORRECTIVE

advective, affective, bijective, collective, connective, convective, defective, deflective, detective, directive, effective, elective, ejective, infective, inflective, injective, invective, objective, perfective, perspective, projective, protective, reflective, respective, selective, subjective

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3 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. corrective
  2. corrective justice
  3. self-corrective
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