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    [Adjective]  | "cor*rec*tive" | \ kə-ˈrek-tiv \


    1: intended to correct

    Origin: 1531 ;

    [Adjective]  | "self-cor*rec*tive" | \ ˌself-kə-ˈrek-tiv \


    1: self-correcting

    Origin: circa 1925 ;

    [Adjective]  | "corrective" 


    1: serving to raise or adjust something to some standard or proper condition;


      * e.g., " ... eyeglasses are called corrective lenses by the department of motor vehicles "




    2: inflicting, involving, or serving as punishment;


      * e.g., " ... a corrective sentence of five years' hard labor "



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    [Noun]  | "corrective" 


    1: a force or influence that makes an opposing force ineffective or less effective;


      * e.g., " ... a substantial outflow of people proved to be the necessary corrective for the spiraling cost of housing "



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    2: something that corrects or counteracts something undesirable;


      * e.g., " ... the only corrective to bad behavior is good, firm discipline "



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     [ "CORRECTION" ]

    1: In IM conversations, users often send messages in haste and only afterwards notice a typographical error (shortened as typo). It is common practice to correct the typo by sending a subsequent message where the word CORRECTION precedes the correct word.

      * e.g.,  ... Dave: i haet trance Dave: CORRECTION: i hate trance 

     [ "correct" ]

    1: To look physically good. To be in good shape. To not be saggin' or a big person.

      * e.g.,  ... That shorty is looking mad correct. Check out Jazman, she's got much booy and a nice chest, now she's correct. 

     [ "correctiveness" ]

    1: When a person uses the phrase " political correctiveness " in a sentence, trying to sound intelligent. When in fact, correctiveness is not a word at all.

      * e.g.,  ... Hey Bob, you should use more political correctiveness when speaking to Sally.... 

     [ "Corrective" ]

    1: A procedure which has consistently corrected a specific type of error.

      * e.g.,  ... The corrective the commission ordered solved the problem. 

     [ "correct" ]

    1: the right answer; its exact.

      * e.g.,  ... The correct fact about Javy and Kelly is that Kelly loves Javy way more then javy loves her. 

     [ "Correctivity" ]

    1: the act of being 100% correct, without fail

      * e.g.,  ... The correctivity of that statement was most assuredly not a falsity of your imagination. 

     [ "correct" ]

    1: the right answer

      * e.g.,  ...  She got the correct answer 

     [ "correct" ]

    2: looking good

      * e.g.,  ...  Damn! That girl was correct! 

     [ "correcter" ]

    1: When something is more correct than correct.

      * e.g.,  ... Clipping on the the seat-belt during take-off is more correcter than tieing it in a knot. 

     [ "Correct" ]

    1: Slang term for murder or killing someone or something My girlfriend Nicole told me she saw a spider in the washroom and "corrected its ass"

      * e.g.,  ... you better step correct or get corrected you are a problem thats about to be corrected 

     [ "correctful" ]

    1: Latin for one who is full of correctedness.

      * e.g.,  ... See Jane? Correctful is a real word 

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