corrective

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French correctif.

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -ɛktɪv

Adjective

corrective (not comparable)

Of or pertaining to correction; serving to correct
As the currents were changing rapidly, the captain had to make many corrective course changes.
Qualifying; limiting.
- Holdsworth
  The Psalmist interposeth […] this corrective particle.

Translations

pertaining to correction

Bulgarian: изправителен (bg) (izpravitelen)
Esperanto: korekta (eo)
French: correcteur (fr)

Galician: correctivo
Portuguese: corretivo (pt), corretor (pt)
Spanish: correctivo (es)

Noun

corrective (plural correctives)

Something that corrects or counteracts something, especially an injury or disability
alkalies are correctives of acids

penalties are correctives of immoral conduct
(obsolete) limitation; restriction
(Can we find and add a quotation of Sir M. Hale to this entry?)

French

Adjective

corrective

feminine singular of correctif

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