corrective

🇺🇸 /kəˈrektɪv/ 🇬🇧 /kəˈrektɪv/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP20000
adjective
R

used to fix something that is wrong

The company took corrective steps to fix the problem.

noun
R

something that makes a view or situation more accurate or fair

This new information serves as a corrective to our earlier understanding.

translation

adj. used to fix something that is wrong
n. something that makes a view or situation more accurate or fair

Word Forms

Plural correctives