Skip to content

correttivo

corrective

noun kor-ret-TEE-voh Rare
People & Society Government

Origin: From Latin correctivus, from corrigere (to correct).

Also means

remedy

Usage Note

Correttivo as a noun means a corrective measure or remedy — a fix applied to address a problem (adottare un correttivo — to adopt a corrective measure). As an adjective it means 'corrective' (misura correttiva). It is common in political and economic discourse when legislators or managers apply a patch to a policy. Compare rimedio, which is more general.

Examples

"Il governo ha introdotto un correttivo alla legge."

Natural Translation

The government introduced a corrective to the law.

Explore Italian by topic