Definitions for "Corrective"
Having the power to correct; tending to rectify; as, corrective penalties.
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.
Restoring to a healthy state
A term used by herbalists to mean an herb that is added to food or medicine to improve the taste or smell of it.
designed to promote discipline; "the teacher's action was corrective rather than instructional"; "disciplinal measures"; "the mother was stern and disciplinary"
Qualifying; limiting.
Limitation; restriction.