remedial

C1 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ɹɪˈmi.di.əl/ UK /ɹɪˈmiː.dɪəl/ See IPA manual

Freq #35766

Meanings

1

adj
Intended to help students improve skills they are weak in.

She joined a remedial reading course to catch up with the class.
2

adj
Intended to correct or fix a problem.

The engineers carried out remedial work on the cracked bridge.

Thesaurus

Word family

Derived forms bioremedialnonremedialphytoremedialpostremedialremediallyremedialness

Related forms remediableremediationremedy

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Phrases (1)

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remedial education
teaching intended to help learners improve skills in which they are behind

Adjective + noun

Etymology

From Latin remediālis. By surface analysis, remedy + -al.

remediālis Latin

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Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# remedial

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ɹɪˈmi.di.əl/
**IPA (UK):** /ɹɪˈmiː.dɪəl/
**Frequency rank:** 35766

## Meanings
1. Intended to help students improve skills they are weak in.
2. Intended to correct or fix a problem.

## Examples
- She joined a remedial reading course to catch up with the class.
- The engineers carried out remedial work on the cracked bridge.

## Derived Forms
- bioremedial
- nonremedial
- phytoremedial
- postremedial
- remedially
- remedialness

## Related Forms
- remediable
- remediation
- remedy

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: remediālis

## Etymology
From Latin remediālis. By surface analysis, remedy + -al.

## AI Etymology
Remedial is from Latin remediālis. By surface analysis, remedy + -al. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern adjectival form is built from the named base and affix. In present-day use, it can mean intended to help students improve skills they are weak in, or intended to correct or fix a problem. Related forms include remediable, remediation, remedy. Derived formations include bioremedial, nonremedial, phytoremedial, postremedial, remedially.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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