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Remedial Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -al

Remedial has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Adjective
1

tending or intended to rectify or improve

"a remedial reading course"

"remedial education"

2

tending to cure or restore to health

"curative powers of herbal remedies"

"her gentle healing hand"

"remedial surgery"

"a sanative environment of mountains and fresh air"

"a therapeutic agent"

"therapeutic diets"

3

curative; providing a remedy

"The remedial exercises helped restore function to his injured knee after surgery."

In plain English: Remedial means something designed to help you fix mistakes and catch up on what you missed so you can get back on track.

"She took remedial math classes to improve her grade before college."

Example Sentences
"She took remedial math classes to improve her grade before college." adj
"The student took remedial classes to improve his weak math skills before joining the regular curriculum." adj
"After failing her first test, she enrolled in a remedial course to catch up on missed material." adj
"Many adult learners seek out remedial education programs to brush up on basic reading and writing abilities." adj
See Also
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Related Terms

Origin

From Latin remediālis. By surface analysis, remedy + -al.

Rhyming Words
ial vial dial mial rial faial thial axial inial spial glial prial arial urial phial ilial trial radial oidial monial
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