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corrective

cor·rec·tive

US/kəˈɹɛktɪv/ rare obsolete
noun (1) adjective (2)

noun

1.

a device for treating injury or disease

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adjective

1.

designed to promote discipline

  • “the teacher”
  • “;”
  • “;”
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2.

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

  • “corrective measures”
  • “corrective lenses”
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Origin

Borrowed from French correctif, equivalent to correct + -ive.

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