corrective

 
Pronunciation: /kəˈrɛktɪv/

adjective

  • designed to correct or counteract something harmful or undesirable: management were informed so that corrective action could be taken

noun

  • a thing intended to correct or counteract something else: the move might be a corrective to some inefficient practices within hospitals

Derivatives

correctively

adverb

Origin:

mid 16th century: from French correctif, -ive or late Latin correctivus, from Latin correct- 'brought into order' from the verb corrigere (see correct)