remedial
adjective
- providing a remedy
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈmiː.dɪəl/ / /ɹɪˈmi.di.əl/
adj
Etymology: From Latin remediālis. By surface analysis, remedy + -al.
- curative; providing a remedy
- intended to remediate (i.e., correct or improve) deficient skills in some subject
noun
Etymology: From Latin remediālis. By surface analysis, remedy + -al.
- A pupil enrolled in special classes to improve deficient skills.