corrective
adjective
1. designed to promote discipline
- the teacher's action was corrective rather than instructional
Similar word(s): nonindulgent, strict, disciplinal, disciplinary
2. tending or intended to correct or counteract or restore to a normal condition
- corrective measures
- corrective lenses
Similar word(s): bettering
Sentences with corrective as an adjective:
- As the currents were changing rapidly, the captain had to make many corrective course changes.
noun
1. a device for treating injury or disease
Similar word(s): restorative
Definition categories: man–made, device
Sentences with corrective as a noun:
- alkalies are correctives of acids
- penalties are correctives of immoral conduct