remedial

re·me·di·al

adj \ri-ˈmē-dē-əl\

Definition of REMEDIAL

1

: intended as a remedy

2

: concerned with the correction of faulty study habits and the raising of a pupil's general competence <remedial reading courses>; also : receiving or requiring remedial instruction <remedial students>

— re·me·di·al·ly \-ə-lē\ adverb

Examples of REMEDIAL

1. Officials have pledged remedial action to repair damaged bridges.
2. Thirty percent of the new students need remedial classes in math.
3. He's taking a course in remedial reading.

First Known Use of REMEDIAL

1651

Related to REMEDIAL

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

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

Near Antonyms: insalubrious, noisome, noxious, unhealthful, unhealthy, unwholesome; deleterious, injurious, pernicious; infectious, poisonous, toxic; adverse, bad, baleful, baneful, damaging, detrimental, harmful, hurtful, ill; insanitary, unhygienic, unsanitary

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Other Education Terms

baccalaureate, colloquium, corequisite, dissertation, monograph, pedant, practicum, survey course, thesis

Rhymes with REMEDIAL

stapedial