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(k?rr-r?k"t?v), a.[Cf. F. correctif.] 1. Having the power to correct; tending to rectify; as, corrective penalties. Mulberries are pectoral, corrective of billious alkali. Arbuthnot. 2. Qualifying; limiting. "The Psalmist interposeth . . . this corrective particle." Holdsworth. Correct"ive n. 1. 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. Burke. 2. Limitation; restriction. [Obs.] Sir M. Hale. スポンサード リンク
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