Corrective — Defs

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

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Having the power to correct; tending to rectify; as, corrective penalties.
“Mulberries are pectoral, corrective of billious alkali.” — Arbuthnot.
2.
Qualifying; limiting.

02 n. That which has the power of correcting, altering, or counteracting what is wrong or injurious; as, alkalies are correctives of acids; penal…

1.
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.
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Limitation; restriction.[Obs.]