corrective

C1 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /kəˈɹektɪv/ UK /kəˈɹɛktɪv/ See IPA manual

Freq #37002

Meanings

1

adj
intended to correct a fault, problem, or harmful tendency

The regulator ordered corrective action after the safety inspection.
2

adj
intended to improve behavior through discipline

The school described the meeting as corrective rather than punitive.
3

noun
a remedy or measure that counteracts an error, imbalance, or undesirable condition

A short break can be a useful corrective to hours of intense concentration.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · intended to correct a... remedial restorative

2 adj · intended to improve... disciplinaryreformative

3 noun · a remedy or measure that... remedycountermeasure

Opposites

harmful damaging

Word family

Derived forms correctively

Related forms correct correction remedy

Etymology

Borrowed from French correctif and also analyzable as correct + -ive. Correct ultimately comes from Latin corrigere, meaning to make straight or set right; corrective names something that performs that restoring function.

Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# corrective

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** adj, noun
**IPA (US):** /kəˈɹektɪv/
**IPA (UK):** /kəˈɹɛktɪv/
**Frequency rank:** 37002

## Meanings
1. intended to correct a fault, problem, or harmful tendency
2. intended to improve behavior through discipline
3. a remedy or measure that counteracts an error, imbalance, or undesirable condition

## Examples
- The regulator ordered corrective action after the safety inspection.
- The school described the meeting as corrective rather than punitive.
- A short break can be a useful corrective to hours of intense concentration.

## Synonyms
- remedial
- restorative
- reformative

## Antonyms
- harmful
- damaging

## Derived Forms
- correctively

## Related Forms
- correct
- correction
- remedy

## Etymology
Borrowed from French correctif and also analyzable as correct + -ive. Correct ultimately comes from Latin corrigere, meaning to make straight or set right; corrective names something that performs that restoring function.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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