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Thesaurus: corrective

Having the power to correct; tending to rectify; as, corrective penalties.

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  1. a. Having the power to correct; tending to rectify; as, corrective penalties.
  2. a. Qualifying; limiting.
  3. n. 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.
  4. n. Limitation; restriction.
  5. adj. designed to promote discipline
  6. adj. tending or intended to correct or counteract or restore to a normal condition
  7. n. a device for treating injury or disease
  8. j:76/n:24 n. a device for treating injury or disease s. designed to promote discipline s. tending or intended to correct or counteract or restore to a normal condition