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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The memos sometimes validated an immigrant’s account of individual abuse, or detailed systemic issues and corrective action at detention centers.
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Blue Origin spaceflights with human aboard then resumed in May 2024 after the Federal Aviation Administration closed its investigation and ordered the company to make 21 corrective actions.
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Instead, it must be appreciated as a corrective to a failing elite, and a necessary expression of a free people.
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As a corrective action, the DOC ordered that the facility retrain its employees on well-being check requirements.
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Mel Leonor Barclay, Them., 15 Apr. 2025
Blue Origin spaceflights with human aboard then resumed in May 2024 after the Federal Aviation Administration closed its investigation and ordered the company to make 21 corrective actions.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 12 Apr. 2025
Instead, it must be appreciated as a corrective to a failing elite, and a necessary expression of a free people.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
As a corrective action, the DOC ordered that the facility retrain its employees on well-being check requirements.
—Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 27 Mar. 2025
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“Corrective.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/corrective. Accessed 24 Apr. 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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