corrective
11corrective — I UK [kəˈrektɪv] / US adjective formal 1) designed to solve or improve a physical problem corrective shoes/lenses/surgery 2) corrective action is intended to make a bad situation better II UK [kəˈrektɪv] / US noun [countable] Word forms… …
12corrective — cor|rec|tive1 [ kə rektıv ] adjective FORMAL 1. ) designed to solve or improve a physical problem: corrective shoes/lenses/surgery 2. ) corrective action is intended to make a bad situation better corrective cor|rec|tive 2 [ kə rektıv ] noun… …
13corrective — [[t]kəre̱ktɪv[/t]] correctives 1) ADJ: usu ADJ n Corrective measures or techniques are intended to put right something that is wrong. Scientific institutions have been reluctant to take corrective action... He has received extensive corrective… …
14corrective — 1. Counteracting, modifying, or changing what is injurious. 2. A drug that modifies or corrects an undesirable or injurious effect of another drug. SYN: corrigent. [L. cor rigo (conr ), pp. rectus, to set right, fr. rego, to keep straight] * * *… …
15corrective — adjective Date: 1531 intended to correct < corrective lenses > < corrective punishment > • corrective noun • correctively adverb …
16corrective — ● correctif, corrective adjectif (bas latin correctivus) Qui vise à corriger, à redresser : Exercices correctifs. ● correctif, corrective (expressions) adjectif (bas latin correctivus) Gymnastique corrective, gymnastique …
17corrective — 1 adjective formal intended to make a fault or mistake right again: corrective treatment | This condition may require corrective surgery. correctively adverb 2 noun (C) formal something that is intended to correct a fault or mistake (+ to): The… …
18corrective — correctively, adv. /keuh rek tiv/, adj. 1. tending to correct or rectify; remedial: corrective exercises. n. 2. a means of correcting; corrective agent. [1525 35; ( < AF) < ML correctivus. See CORRECT, IVE] * * * …
19corrective — 1. adjective Of or pertaining to correction; serving to correct As the currents were changing rapidly the captain had to make many corrective course changes. 2. noun Something that corrects or counteracts something, especially an injury or… …
20corrective — adj. Corrective is used with these nouns: ↑action, ↑measure …
