English Explanatory Dictionary

remedial

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. curative; providing a remedy
  2. intended to remediate (i.e., correct or improve) deficient skills in some subject
noun
  1. A pupil enrolled in special classes to improve deficient skills.

Pronunciation

/ɹɪˈmiː.dɪəl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-remedial.wav /ɹɪˈmi.di.əl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Grendelkhan-remedial.wav

Word forms

remedial more remedial most remedial remedials

Etymology

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

Related words

remediable remediation remedy

Derived words

bioremedial nonremedial phytoremedial postremedial remedially remedialness
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