remedial

adjective re·me·di·al \ 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

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remedially

play \-ə-lē\ adverb

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Examples of remedial in a Sentence

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

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Accordingly, the president must take remedial action in the extreme.

— kate samuelson, Time, "Read Mitt Romney's Full Message on Donald Trump's Response to Charlottesville," 18 Aug. 2017
Accordingly, the president must take remedial action in the extreme.

— ed kilgore, Daily Intelligencer, "Romney Takes Trump to the Woodshed, Calls for Presidential Apology," 18 Aug. 2017
The highest percentage of those — 38 percent — were in remedial math, compared to 41 percent statewide.

— sarah freishtat, Aurora Beacon-News, "West Aurora revamps middle-school schedules," 11 July 2017
Pooler, who once taught remedial math in Local 98’s apprentice-training program, was part of the charter’s founding coalition with Dougherty, Neill, and Erin Dougherty.

— martha woodall, Philly.com, "How a Philly charter school benefits Local 98," 9 July 2017
This remedial understanding of my sexuality fails to understand bisexuality's fluidity and complexity.

— eliel cruz, SELF, "I'm a Bisexual Guy and, No, It's Not Just a Phase," 1 July 2017
The debate over whether Trump is playing three-dimensional chess or remedial checkers rages on.

— isobel thompson, The Hive, "Trump’s Mystifying Tweet Leaves U.S. Officials Baffled," 21 June 2017
Lozier said the percentage of U46 graduates taking remedial courses in public colleges and universities is above the state average of 49 percent.

— rafael guerrero, Elgin Courier-News, "School District U46 mulls stronger focus on careers," 6 June 2017
PERA reform: Vincent Carroll, the former Denver Post and Rocky Mountain News editorial page editor, wrote that the Colorado Public Employees’ Retirement Association urgently needs remedial action — and this time, half-measures won’t do.

— cohen peart, The Denver Post, "Sound Off: The Denver Post opinion newsletter: June 5, 2017," 5 June 2017

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First Known Use of remedial

1651

remedial Synonyms

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

Other Education Terms

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

REMEDIAL Defined for English Language Learners

remedial

adjective

Definition of remedial for English Language Learners

: done to correct or improve something : done to make something better
: done to cure or treat someone
: involving students who need special help to improve in a particular subject

REMEDIAL Defined for Kids

remedial

adjective re·me·di·al \ ri-ˈmē-dē-əl \

Definition of remedial for Students

:intended to make something better

He takes classes in remedial reading.

Medical Dictionary

remedial

adjective re·me·di·al \ ri-ˈmēd-ē-əl \

medical Definition of remedial

:affording a remedy :intended as a remedy

remedial surgery

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remedially

play \-ē\ adverb

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remedial

adjective re·me·di·al \ ri-ˈmē-dē-əl \

legal Definition of remedial

1 a :intended as or providing a remedy

b :concerned with the correction, removal, or abatement of an evil, defect, or disease

remedial treatment of an inmate to improve behavior

a workers' compensation claimant who received remedial attention from a doctor

a remedial statute correcting the previous law

2 :of, relating to, or being a law enacted for the purpose of providing a method of enforcing an already existing substantive right :procedural

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