remedial
adjective
re·me·di·al
ri-ˈmē-dē-əl 
1
: intended as a remedy
2
: concerned with the correction of faulty study habits and the raising of a pupil's general competence
remedial reading courses
also
: receiving or requiring remedial instruction
remedial students
Examples of remedial in a Sentence
Officials have pledged remedial action to repair damaged bridges.
Thirty percent of the new students need remedial classes in math.
He's taking a course in remedial reading.
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The investigations have forgone standard protocol, with a lack of transparency or remedial period.
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Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 8 Apr. 2025
The First Problem: Arrogant Executives Many executives mistakenly see coaching as remedial, something for struggling performers.
—Dr. Corrie Block, Phd, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Firefly Neuroscience's management is addressing material weaknesses in internal controls over financial reporting, with plans to implement remedial measures in 2025.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 3 Apr. 2025
And while roughly 25 districts were counting on specific relief awards that have been frozen, many more communities also rely on state assistance to fund tutoring and remedial assistance programs — which Connecticut was paying for with ESSER funds.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 1 Apr. 2025
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Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 8 Apr. 2025
The First Problem: Arrogant Executives Many executives mistakenly see coaching as remedial, something for struggling performers.
—Dr. Corrie Block, Phd, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Firefly Neuroscience's management is addressing material weaknesses in internal controls over financial reporting, with plans to implement remedial measures in 2025.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 3 Apr. 2025
And while roughly 25 districts were counting on specific relief awards that have been frozen, many more communities also rely on state assistance to fund tutoring and remedial assistance programs — which Connecticut was paying for with ESSER funds.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 1 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for remedial
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“Remedial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/remedial. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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remedial
adjective
re·me·di·al
ri-ˈmēd-ē-əl
: intended to make something better
remedial measures
remedial classes
Medical Definition
remedial
adjective
re·me·di·al
ri-ˈmēd-ē-əl
: affording a remedy : intended as a remedy
remedial surgery
Legal Definition
remedial
adjective
re·me·di·al
ri-ˈmē-dē-əl
1
a
: intended as or providing a remedy
b
: concerned with the correction, removal, or abatement of an evil, defect, or disease
remedial treatment of an inmate to improve behavior
a workers' compensation claimant who received remedial attention from a doctor
a remedial statute correcting the previous law
2
: of, relating to, or being a law enacted for the purpose of providing a method of enforcing an already existing substantive right : procedural
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