corrective
corrective is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Qualifying; limiting. "The Psalmist interposeth . . . this corrective particle." Holdsworth.
- 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.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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- What is qualifying; limiting. "The Psalmist interposeth . . . this corrective particle." Holdsworth called?
- What is 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 called?
- What is limitation; restriction. [Obs.] Sir M. Hale called?
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- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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