Definition of Corrective

Cor`rect´ive   Pronunciation: k?rr-r?k´t?v
a.1.
1.Having the power to correct; tending to rectify; as, corrective penalties.
Mulberries are pectoral, corrective of billious alkali.
- Arbuthnot.
2.Qualifying; limiting.
n.1.That which has the power of correcting, altering, or counteracting what is wrong or injurious; as, alkalies are correctives of acids; penalties are correctives of immoral conduct.
2.Limitation; restriction.


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