Definitions of corrective

1. Correctness.

2. That which amends or makes right; an antidote.

3. That which corrects.

4. Corrector.

5. That which is corrective; restriction.

6. Correctly.

7. Correctively.

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

9. 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.

10. Limitation; restriction.

11. Having the power to make right.

12. Adapted to correct.

13. Having the power to correct; tending to rectify.

14. Having power to correct.