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

Over that period of time, the board has conducted six separate self-evaluations, engaged the DuPage County Regional Office of Education for guidance and issued two separate private remedial directive letters. —Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2025

How, then, are FBAR penalties deemed to be remedial as opposed to punitive? —Robert Goulder, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024

Still, the commission did not impose a civil penalty due to the company's self-reporting, cooperation and remedial efforts, Wadhwa noted. —Kate Gibson, CBS News, 17 Dec. 2024

There’s an increasing trend of remedial media literacy among modern audiences. —Ryan Easby, Rolling Stone, 22 Dec. 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