remedial
Americanadjective
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intended to correct or improve one's skill in a specified field.
remedial math.
- Synonyms:
- corrective
adjective
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affording a remedy; curative
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denoting or relating to special teaching, teaching methods, or material for backward and slow learners
remedial education
Other Word Forms
- nonremedial adjective
- nonremedially adverb
- remedially adverb
Etymology
Origin of remedial
From the Late Latin word remediālis, dating back to 1645–55. See remedy, -al 1
Example Sentences
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Certainly failing at least one of the mandatory impact tests and having to do remedial work to ensure they passed it will not have helped but won't explain everything.
From BBC
These special programs that are supposed to be remedial do harm, not just good.
The potential penalties if found guilty include unlimited fines, remedial orders to fix things or publicity orders where the board may have to advertise its failings.
From BBC
Eventually most vulnerable young patients were transferred to the adult hospital while the infections were investigated and remedial work took place.
From BBC
He brought what is a known as a remedial order to the Commons on Wednesday evening, with MPs voting by 373 to 106 in favour of it.
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