corrective
NOUNADJECTIVE
/kə'rɛktɪv/
10 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH C
corrective is a valid 10-letter word worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
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WORDS WITH FRIENDS
C3O1R1R1E1C3T1I1V4E1
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 =17 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 34TRIPLE WORD → 51
MEANING
What does corrective mean?
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
A device for treating injury or disease.
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ADJECTIVE · 2 SENSES
1
Designed to promote discipline.
“the teacher's action was corrective rather than instructional”
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2
Tending or intended to correct or counteract or restore to a normal condition.
“corrective measures”
“corrective lenses”
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