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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Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
Baca sees the workshops as a corrective for military training.
—Dina Litovsky, New York Times, 19 May 2025
Without immediate and significant corrective action, the district will be forced back into state receivership.
—Anne Campbell Washington, Mercury News, 16 May 2025
But unlike scientists, business leaders and managers are reluctant to embrace...
Post
Buy Copies
Since the late 1990s, more than 30 million people have benefited from a corrective eye surgery procedure called LASIK.
—Jerome Barthelemy, Harvard Business Review, 13 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for corrective
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“Corrective.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/corrective. Accessed 3 Jun. 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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