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REMEDIAL
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Tending or intended to rectify or improve
Example:
remedial education
Classified under:
Similar:
bettering (changing for the better)
Derivation:
remedy (act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Tending to cure or restore to health
Example:
therapeutic diets
Synonyms:
alterative; curative; healing; remedial; sanative; therapeutic
Classified under:
Similar:
healthful (conducive to good health of body or mind)
Derivation:
remedy (a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain)
