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How to pronounce corrective in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms restorative
Type of device
Has types face pack, pack, pick-me-up, prosthesis, prosthetic device, pickup
Type Words
Synonyms disciplinal, disciplinary
Derivation correct


the teacher's action was corrective rather than instructional.
Type Words
Derivation correct


corrective measures.
corrective lenses.

Examples of corrective

corrective
Implements agreed upon plans, monitors results and recommends corrective action.
From the jobview.monster.com
It also said the Revenue Department saw no need for immediate corrective action.
From the thenewstribune.com
Still, it's remarkable to see how quickly corrective information can now spread.
From the online.wsj.com
On average, a third of their workload was corrective work after botched surgery.
From the thisismoney.co.uk
Interpret and communicate findings of analyses and coordinate corrective action.
From the jobview.monster.com
Analyzes non-conformance trends to evaluate effectiveness of corrective actions.
From the jobview.monster.com
If something is amiss, a facility must respond with a corrective plan of action.
From the tennessean.com
On the other hand it's nicely corrective to dethrone the usually deified cortex.
From the blogs.psychcentral.com
We're also an additive, or corrective, to the nominations for the Golden Globes.
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More examples
  • A device for treating injury or disease
  • Designed to promote discipline; "the teacher's action was corrective rather than instructional"; "disciplinal measures"; "the mother was stern and disciplinary"
  • Tending or intended to correct or counteract or restore to a normal condition; "corrective measures"; "corrective lenses"
  • Something that corrects or counteracts something, especially an injury or disability; Of or pertaining to correction; serving to correct
  • One of two types of wave in Elliott Wave Theory, the other being impulsive. Corrective waves move against the direction of the overall bull or bear market.
  • Trimming or shoeing a horse's hooves to counteract flaws in stance or gait. (2.) Wrongly used as a synonym for therapeutic.
  • Treatment/procedure to return blood circulation to normal.