Definitions for remedial
rɪˈmi di əlre·me·di·al

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 2 votes

1. remedialadjective

   tending or intended to rectify or improve

   "a remedial reading course"; "remedial education"

2. curative, healing(p), alterative, remedial, sanative, therapeuticadjective

   tending to cure or restore to health

   "curative powers of herbal remedies"; "her gentle healing hand"; "remedial surgery"; "a sanative environment of mountains and fresh air"; "a therapeutic agent"; "therapeutic diets"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. remedialadjective

   curative; providing a remedy

2. remedialadjective

   intended to correct or improve deficient skills in some subject

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. Remedialadjective

   affording a remedy; intended for a remedy, or for the removal or abatement of an evil; as, remedial treatment

2. Etymology: [L. remedialis.]

How to pronounce remedial?

1. Alex

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   Karen

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of remedial in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of remedial in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of remedial in a Sentence

1. Dick Pound:

   For 2016, our recommendation is that the Russian Federation be suspended, in fact, one of our hopes is that they will volunteer that, so that they can take the remedial work in time to make sure that Russian athletes can compete under a new framework.

2. Mona Hanna-Attisha:

   It actually drops your IQ. Imagine what we've done to an entire population. We've shifted that IQ curve down. We've lost our high achievers, the next kid who's going to be a neurosurgeon, and we have all these children who may now need remedial services.

3. The Academy:

   As a direct result of one of their studies, more than five million Indian children have benefited from effective programs of remedial tutoring in school, another example is the heavy subsidies for preventive healthcare that have been introduced in many countries.

4. Mona Hanna-Attisha:

   We care about (lead) so much because it impacts your cognition and your behavior, it actually drops your IQ. Imagine what we've done to an entire population. We've shifted that IQ curve down. We've lost our high achievers, the next kid who's going to be a neurosurgeon, and we have all these children who may now need remedial services.

5. Scott Batey:

   It’s been devastating to his career, the very fact that he had to file a lawsuit is devastating to his career. What a lot of employers don't get is that they can have an employee who is harassing someone, and all they have to do is take prompt remedial actions and stop it.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=remedial
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Remedial
3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/remedial