corrective

cor·rec·tive

adj \kə-ˈrek-tiv\

Definition of CORRECTIVE

: intended to correct <corrective lenses> <corrective punishment>

— corrective noun

— cor·rec·tive·ly adverb

Examples of CORRECTIVE

1. She had corrective surgery on her knee this past summer.
2. People with bad eyesight usually need to wear corrective lenses, such as eyeglasses or contact lenses.

First Known Use of CORRECTIVE

1531

Related to CORRECTIVE

Synonyms: amendatory, rectifying, remedial, remedying, reformative, reformatory

Antonyms: nonpunitive

Related Words: curative, medicinal, therapeutic; reparative, restorative; beneficial, helpful, salutary, wholesome; antidotal, counteractive, counterbalancing

Near Antonyms: compensatory; acquitting, exculpating, exculpatory, exonerating, vindicating; absolving, condoning, pardoning, remitting; commuting, reprieving

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Rhymes with CORRECTIVE

advective, affective, bijective, collective, connective, convective, defective, deflective, detective, directive, effective, elective, ejective, infective, inflective, injective, invective, objective, perfective, perspective, projective, protective, reflective, respective, selective, subjective