adjective [onlybeforenoun]
1 aimed at solving a problem, especially when this involves correcting or improving sth that has been done wrong:
remedial treatment / surgery (= for a medical problem) * Remedial action must be taken now. * The building needs urgent remedial work to make it safe.
2 connected with school students who are slower at learning than others:
remedial education * a remedial class * She teaches remedial English.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for remedial is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Does remedial appear elsewhere on Lughet?
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