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

remedially

ri-ˈmē-dē-ə-lē 

adverb

Synonyms

• amendatory
• corrective
• rectifying
• reformative
• reformatory
• remedying

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.

Recent Examples on the Web

Karat Packaging is engaged in remedial actions to address these weaknesses and improve its internal control over financial reporting. —Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024

Yet the outcome stands to dictate whether Louisiana’s map can survive in future years and carry broader repercussions for how remedial designs can be drawn once a court strikes down a map under the Voting Rights Act. —Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 4 Nov. 2024

Aside from remedial efforts on the part of Chiquita Canyon, the Newsom administration noted that the EPA and other government entities have already committed considerable resources to rectifying the situation at Chiquita Canyon. —Patrick Gleason, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024

That points to a punitive objective, not a remedial one. —Robert Goulder, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1651, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

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

remedially

-ē 

adverb

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