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
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
Meeting her audience at a remedial ground level in the lyrics while waxing ecstatically in interviews about the ambitions of Pink Floyd rock operas, Panos Cosmatos films, and Beyoncé documentaries relays a humming dissonance.
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Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 3 June 2025
How many remedial courses should a college student be allowed to take?
—Lynne Agress, Baltimore Sun, 19 May 2025
The case, which is in its remedial phase, has found Google guilty of monopolistic practices, such as paying Apple $20 billion a year to be the default search engine on Safari.
—Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 8 May 2025
Investigators had recommended nearly 30 remedial measures and improvements for Minneapolis to implement to combat racial disparities and excessive use of force by the department, such as enhanced training and accountability measures, and improved data collection of police activity.
—Jacob Rosen, CBS News, 21 May 2025
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Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 3 June 2025
How many remedial courses should a college student be allowed to take?
—Lynne Agress, Baltimore Sun, 19 May 2025
The case, which is in its remedial phase, has found Google guilty of monopolistic practices, such as paying Apple $20 billion a year to be the default search engine on Safari.
—Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 8 May 2025
Investigators had recommended nearly 30 remedial measures and improvements for Minneapolis to implement to combat racial disparities and excessive use of force by the department, such as enhanced training and accountability measures, and improved data collection of police activity.
—Jacob Rosen, CBS News, 21 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for remedial
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“Remedial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/remedial. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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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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