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Pronunciation : Cor*rect"ive (krr-rk"tv)
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [Cf. F. correctif.]
Definition : 1. Having the power to correct; tending to rectify; as, corrective penalties. Mulberries are pectoral, corrective of billious alkali. Arbuthnot.

2. Qualifying; limiting. "The Psalmist interposeth . . . this corrective particle." Holdsworth.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Cor*rect"ive
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 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. Burke.

2. Limitation; restriction. [Obs.] Sir M. Hale.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913