adjective, noun
adjective (written) designed to make sth right that was wrong before:
We need to take corrective action to halt this country's decline. * corrective measures * corrective surgery / glasses
noun ~ (to sth) (formal) something that helps to give a more accurate or fairer view of sb/sth:
I should like to add a corrective to what I have written previously.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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