corrective
adjective
cor·rec·tive
kə-ˈrek-tiv 
: intended to correct
corrective lenses
corrective punishment
corrective
noun
correctively
adverb
Examples of corrective in a Sentence
She had corrective surgery on her knee this past summer.
People with bad eyesight usually need to wear corrective lenses, such as eyeglasses or contact lenses.
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But our research shows that whether a report leads to corrective action doesn’t just depend on what is reported, but also who is doing the reporting.
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Tim Kundro, Harvard Business Review, 2 June 2025
What’s next? St. Hope Public Schools has until Aug. 26 to address the violations and come up with a corrective action plan.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 21 May 2025
Critics, including Jan Nisbet, founding director of the University of New Hampshire’s Institute on Disability, point out that the shock treatment is considered a corrective measure, not a cure.
—Kayana Szymczak For The New York Times, New York Times, 13 May 2025
Perhaps, but likability goes a long way, and this fusion of Northern Exposure, Reservation Dogs and Schitt’s Creek is a sweet, but not cloyingly sweet, corrective to so much of what’s dark and brooding in the world and on TV.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 8 May 2025
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Tim Kundro, Harvard Business Review, 2 June 2025
What’s next? St. Hope Public Schools has until Aug. 26 to address the violations and come up with a corrective action plan.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 21 May 2025
Critics, including Jan Nisbet, founding director of the University of New Hampshire’s Institute on Disability, point out that the shock treatment is considered a corrective measure, not a cure.
—Kayana Szymczak For The New York Times, New York Times, 13 May 2025
Perhaps, but likability goes a long way, and this fusion of Northern Exposure, Reservation Dogs and Schitt’s Creek is a sweet, but not cloyingly sweet, corrective to so much of what’s dark and brooding in the world and on TV.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 8 May 2025
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“Corrective.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/corrective. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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corrective
adjective
cor·rec·tive
kə-ˈrek-tiv
: serving to correct : having the power of making right, normal, or regular
corrective lenses
corrective action
corrective
noun
Medical Definition
corrective
1 of 2 adjective
cor·rec·tive
kə-ˈrek-tiv
: intended to correct
corrective lenses
corrective surgery
correctively
adverb
corrective
2 of 2 noun
: a medication that removes undesirable or unpleasant side effects of other medication
phenobarbital acts as a corrective in overcoming the insomnia produced by ephedrine
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