corrective
noun/kəˈrektɪv/
/kəˈrektɪv/
(formal)- corrective (to something) something that helps to give a more accurate or fairer view of somebody/something
- I should like to add a corrective to what I have written previously.
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from French correctif, -ive or late Latin correctivus, from Latin correct- ‘brought into order’ from the verb corrigere ‘make straight, bring into order’, from cor- ‘together’ + regere ‘guide’.Want to learn more?
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