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
Synonyms
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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Access functions as a remedial rideshare service for people with disabilities.
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Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 June 2024
At the time, the complaint said 59% of sixth graders in Hartford read below the state remedial level.
—Alison Cross, Hartford Courant, 10 June 2024
These are facts anyone can pull up in a remedial Google search.
—Nicolee Ambrose, Baltimore Sun, 8 Apr. 2024
In the country as a whole, educational levels are still remarkably limited, and remedial efforts will take generations to achieve substantial improvement.
—Nicholas Eberstadt, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2010
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Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 June 2024
At the time, the complaint said 59% of sixth graders in Hartford read below the state remedial level.
—Alison Cross, Hartford Courant, 10 June 2024
These are facts anyone can pull up in a remedial Google search.
—Nicolee Ambrose, Baltimore Sun, 8 Apr. 2024
In the country as a whole, educational levels are still remarkably limited, and remedial efforts will take generations to achieve substantial improvement.
—Nicholas Eberstadt, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2010
See all Example Sentences for remedial
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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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