corrigative

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adjective

Corrective.

“For quotations using this term, see Citations:corrigative.”

OriginLatin corrigō →
Scrabble 17
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Meanings

adjective
  1. chiefly non-native speakers' EnglishCorrective.

    For quotations using this term, see Citations:corrigative.

Origin

  1. Latincorrigō
  2. Englishcorrigative

Ultimately from Latin corrigō (whence standard English words like corrigible) + -ative, via one or more other languages (compare e.g. Hungarian korrigáló).

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APA

corrigative. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corrigative

MLA

“corrigative.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corrigative. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “corrigative,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corrigative.

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