corrective Definition
cor·rec·tive (kə rek′tiv)
adjective
tending or meant to correct or improve; remedial
Etymology: Fr correctif < LL correctivus
noun
something corrective; remedy
corrective Related Forms
cor·rec′·tively adverb
corrective Synonyms
corrective Usage Examples
Preposition: against
tendency: It would provide a permanent corrective against the tendency of house prices to destroy the incentive to relocate that wage changes can provide.
Converse of object
- offer: To a certain extent I agree with him on this and can offer correctives.
- need: One can never forecast all the correctives needed for a change in the far future.
Modifying Another Word
then: It is not about apathy and then corrective action.
Modifies a noun
- eyewear: The cause supplies vital corrective eyewear to people who otherwise would have none.
- action: ABC will ensure any corrective action required is carried out.
- surgery: I am going for corrective laser eye surgery soon.
- appliance: Users needing special corrective appliances may be prescribed a special pair of spectacles for display screen work.
- lens: All athletes who use contact or corrective lenses must wear them for classification, whether they intend to compete wearing them or not.
- advertisement: The proposals empower the district forum to order corrective advertisements by persons who issue misleading statements and promises.
Used with adjective complement
need: His perspective provides a much needed corrective to the anglo-centric and rather triumphalist nature of so much of the existing literature.
Browse dictionary entries near corrective
- ‹ correctitude
- ‹ correction
- ‹ corrected
- ‹ correct
- ‹ corral
- ‹ corrade
- ‹ corr
- ‹ corpuscle
- ‹ corpus striatum
- ‹ corpus luteum

