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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Meanwhile, Ben Moore faces an active bench warrant after being inadvertently released from jail prematurely last year while serving time for a remedial contempt charge in his divorce case.
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Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Aside from a remedial story that wouldn’t impress anyone over the age of 15, a big issue that permeated God of War, as well as several of its sequels and prequels, was its treatment of women.
—Diego Argüello, Rolling Stone, 22 Mar. 2025
The second is where a judge’s order exceeds the remedial powers of courts in dictating matters of executive discretion and management.
—The Editors, National Review, 19 Mar. 2025
Food, school readiness and remedial instruction programs also are at risk.
—Jessika Harkay, Hartford Courant, 28 Feb. 2025
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Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Aside from a remedial story that wouldn’t impress anyone over the age of 15, a big issue that permeated God of War, as well as several of its sequels and prequels, was its treatment of women.
—Diego Argüello, Rolling Stone, 22 Mar. 2025
The second is where a judge’s order exceeds the remedial powers of courts in dictating matters of executive discretion and management.
—The Editors, National Review, 19 Mar. 2025
Food, school readiness and remedial instruction programs also are at risk.
—Jessika Harkay, Hartford Courant, 28 Feb. 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 3 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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