remedial
intended to correct or improve a skill or knowledge deficiency, or providing a remedy for a fault
Word origin: From Latin remedium, a cure.
Remedial in a sentence
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Students who struggled with algebra were enrolled in a remedial course over the summer.
The university offers remedial coursework so that underprepared students can master the fundamentals before advancing.
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Verbal · Text Completion
Although the senator's memoir was marketed as a frank reckoning with his failures, reviewers found it relentlessly blank, dwelling on grievances and recasting every setback as the fault of his adversaries.
Using “remedial” well
Remedial means intended to correct a deficiency or remedy a fault, as in remedial instruction or remedial measures. The educational sense can carry a faintly negative implication that the learner is behind.
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