Remedial
Pronunciation : Re*me"di*al (-al)
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. remedialis.]
Definition : Defn: Affording a remedy; intended for a remedy, or for the removal or abatement of an evil; as, remedial treatment. Statutes are declaratory or remedial. Blackstone. It is an evil not compensated by any beneficial result; it is not remedial, not conservative. I. Taylor.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913