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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Occasionally, King’s assistants, a pair of bulky guys with law-enforcement backgrounds, offered the stumbling line a corrective shove.
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Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
Council members and staffers have been grappling with cost estimates that peg corrective repairs to the City Hall building at $329 million and more than $1 billion for full modernization over 20 years.
—Devyani Chhetri, Dallas Morning News, 28 Mar. 2026
The only corrective treatment for LAD-1 is a stem cell transplant via bone marrow donation, according to the Immune Deficiency Foundation.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
The health inspectors noted that corrective actions were completed.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Mar. 2026
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Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
Council members and staffers have been grappling with cost estimates that peg corrective repairs to the City Hall building at $329 million and more than $1 billion for full modernization over 20 years.
—Devyani Chhetri, Dallas Morning News, 28 Mar. 2026
The only corrective treatment for LAD-1 is a stem cell transplant via bone marrow donation, according to the Immune Deficiency Foundation.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
The health inspectors noted that corrective actions were completed.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Mar. 2026
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“Corrective.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/corrective. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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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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