Corrective exercises will make weak muscles strong.
SYNONYM(S): remedial.Penalties are correctives of immoral conduct. A corrective for overacidity is an alkaline substance.
SYNONYM(S): remedy.Useful english dictionary. 2012.
cor|rec´tive|ly — cor|rec|tive «kuh REHK tihv», adjective, noun. –adj. tending to correct; setting right; making better: »Corrective exercises will make weak muscles strong. SYNONYM(S): remedial. –n. something that corrects or tends to correct: »Penalties are… … Useful english dictionary
self-cor|rec|tive — «SEHLF kuh REHK tihv», adjective, noun. –adj. = self correcting. (Cf. ↑self correcting) –n. a corrective of oneself or itself: »Democracy s great self corrective is reasonable dissent and debate (Time) … Useful english dictionary
cor — cor·a·cid·i·um; cor·a·ci·idae; cor·a·cite; cor·a·cle; cor·a·co·bra·chi·a·lis; cor·a·coid·al; cor·a·co·ra·di·a·lis; cor·al·lig·e·na; cor·al·li·idae; cor·al·li·na; cor·al·li·na·ce·ae; cor·al·li·ta; cor·al·lite; cor·al·loid; cor·al·lo·rhi·za;… … English syllables
tive — ab·duc·tive; ab·duc·tive·ly; ab·er·ra·tive; ab·re·ac·tive; ab·sorp·tive; ab·strac·tive; ac·cel·er·a·tive; ac·com·mo·da·tive; ac·cre·tive; ac·cul·tur·a·tive; ac·cu·mu·la·tive; ac·quis·i·tive; ac·quis·i·tive·ness; adapt·a·tive; ad·duc·tive;… … English syllables
rec — ad·rec·tal; ar·rec·tor; cor·rec·tant; cor·rec·tion; cor·rec·tion·al; cor·rec·ti·tude; cor·rec·tor; di·rec·tion·al; di·rec·tion·al·i·ty; di·rec·tion·al·ize; di·rec·tion·al·ly; di·rec·tion·ize; di·rec·tion·less; di·rec·tive·ly; di·rec·tive·ness;… … English syllables
corrective — cor·rec·tive … English syllables
correctively — cor·rec·tive·ly … English syllables
corrective — cor•rec•tive [[t]kəˈrɛk tɪv[/t]] adj. 1) tending to correct 2) a means of correcting • Etymology: 1525–35; (< AF) < ML cor•rec′tive•ly, adv … From formal English to slang
corrective — cor|rec|tive1 [ kə rektıv ] adjective FORMAL 1. ) designed to solve or improve a physical problem: corrective shoes/lenses/surgery 2. ) corrective action is intended to make a bad situation better corrective cor|rec|tive 2 [ kə rektıv ] noun… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
correctiveness — cor·rec·tive·ness … English syllables
