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

Joining the Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 faculty at the start of the 2016-2017 school year, Johnson began his career at the high school’s Brookside Campus teaching literature to freshmen and sophomores in a remedial environment. —Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025

There was a woman in her seventies who had been raped years ago by the father of one of the fifty-one defendants—making the trial, for her, a paltry chance at remedial justice. —Katie Ebner-Landy, The New Yorker, 22 Feb. 2025

The technique is used to verify that soil remedial objectives are met and contaminants do not exceed state standards. —Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025

The antitrust case’s remedial phase is set to begin in April. —Jibin Joseph, PCMAG, 4 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1651, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for remedial

• postmedial
• dorsomedial
• ventromedial
• medial

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