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remedial Definition

re·medi·al (ri mē′dē əl)

adjective

  1. providing, or intended to provide, a remedy
  2. ☆ Educ. designating or of any special course of study for helping students overcome deficiencies in specific skills, abilities, or knowledge remedial reading

Etymology: LL remedialis

remedial Related Forms

re·me′di·ally adverb

remedial Synonyms

remedial

modif.

healing, therapeutic, corrective, medicinal, curative, recuperative, restorative, tonic, health-giving, antidotal, purifying, reformative, reparative, restitutive, invigorating, soothing, alleviative, antiseptic; see also healthful.

remedial Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • action: In both cases, remedial action will need to be taken to overcome the problem.
  • massage: I continue to practice remedial massage on a small scale to maintain my clinical competence.
  • measure: Could remedial measures have been included in the 1990 Order?
  • notice: The remedial notice will be stamped with its issue date.
  • work: The first phase of any remedial work is to assess where the damp is coming from.
  • treatment: I strongly feel that she should now be entitled to remedial treatment free of charge.

Modifying Another Word

  • then: Should contamination exceed the trigger concentration then remedial work will be necessary.
  • not: The first of these is simply to decide whether or not remedial action is required.
  • only: Schools, as Toynbee puts it, are only remedial.