What does "corrective" mean?
Corrective: Qualifying; limiting. "The Psalmist interposeth . . . this corrective particle." Holdsworth.
Additional senses
- 2.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. Burke.
- 3.Limitation; restriction. [Obs.] Sir M. Hale.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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