Definitions for corrective
kəˈrɛk tɪvcor·rec·tive

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. corrective, restorativeadjective

   a device for treating injury or disease

2. corrective, disciplinary, disciplinaladjective

   designed to promote discipline

   "the teacher's action was corrective rather than instructional"; "disciplinal measures"; "the mother was stern and disciplinary"

3. correctiveadjective

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

   "corrective measures"; "corrective lenses"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. correctivenoun

   Something that corrects or counteracts something, especially an injury or disability

2. correctiveadjective

   Of or pertaining to correction; serving to correct

   As the currents were changing rapidly the captain had to make many corrective course changes.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Correctiveadjective

   Having the power to alter or obviate any bad qualities.

   Etymology: from correct.

   Mulberries are pectoral, corrective of the bilious alcali. John Arbuthnot, on Aliments.

2. Correctivenoun

   1. That which has the power of altering or obviating any thing amiss.

   The hair, wool, feathers, and scales, which all animals of prey do swallow, are a seasonable and necessary corrective, to prevent their greediness from filling themselves with too succulent a food. John Ray, on the Creation.

   Humanly speaking, and according to the method of the world, and the little correctives supplied by art and discipline, it seldom fails but an ill principle has its course, and nature makes good its blow. Robert South, Sermons.

   2. Limitation; restriction.

   There seems to be such an instance in the regiment, which the human soul exerciseth in relation to the body, that with certain correctives and exceptions, may give some kind of explication or adumbration thereof. Matthew Hale, Origin of Mankind.

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1. corrective

   Corrective refers to something that is aimed at correcting, improving, or rectifying a fault, mistake, problem, defect, or undesirable situation. It is designed to fix or resolve issues in various fields, such as behavior, performance, health, or even mechanical systems. For example, corrective measures, corrective actions, corrective lenses, and corrective surgery.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Correctiveadjective

   having the power to correct; tending to rectify; as, corrective penalties

2. Correctiveadjective

   qualifying; limiting

3. Correctivenoun

   that which has the power of correcting, altering, or counteracting what is wrong or injurious; as, alkalies are correctives of acids; penalties are correctives of immoral conduct

4. Correctivenoun

   limitation; restriction

5. Etymology: [Cf. F. correctif.]

How to pronounce corrective?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of corrective in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of corrective in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of corrective in a Sentence

1. Trevor Potter:

   We are hopeful the public attention the complaint receives forces The Trump campaign to recognize that they are breaking the law and take corrective action.

2. Ian Kerner:

   In a time when men are bombarded with ads for bogus penis enhancers and images of porn star penises, it's refreshing to see a scientific study assert penile dimensions that are refreshingly normal, in the world of porn, even penises that meet the baseline for normal are often tagged as small, so hopefully men who worry about their size will get this corrective message.

3. Justin Oakes:

   Raytheon has filed two separate motions with the Court of Federal Claims ... We are continuing to move forward with our overall corrective action plan while we wait for the court to rule on the motions.

4. Emmanuel Macron:

   I'll spell out where we're at, that we're piling too much dough into a welfare system that's focused on corrective treatment.

5. Burt Flickinger:

   Walmart has simply been too slow to react when it comes to their overseas business, they have finally started taking corrective action and are now dedicating their resources to where they think they can grow.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=corrective
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Corrective
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=corrective
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/corrective