- Having the power to correct; tending to rectify; as,
corrective penalties. - Qualifying; limiting.
2 . Corrective
[ n.]
- 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. - Limitation; restriction.
Meaning of 'corrective' (Princeton's WordNet)
1 . corrective
[ s]
Meaning (1): - tending or intended to correct or counteract or restore to a normal condition
Example in sentence:
corrective lenses;
corrective measures
Meaning (2): - designed to promote discipline
Example in sentence:
disciplinal measures;
the mother was stern and disciplinary;
the teacher's action was corrective rather than instructional
Corrective action Corrective action means correction of deficiencies identified during a compliance review of an affirmative action plan.
Immediate corrective action Immediate corrective action that addresses problems at once to get performance back on track.
Basic corrective action Basic corrective action that looks at how and why performance deviated before correcting the source of deviation. It’s not unusual for