-dēəl adjective
Etymology: Late Latin remedialis, from Latin remedium remedy + -alis -al
1. : affording a remedy : intended for a remedy or for the removal or abatement of a disease or of an evil
remedial surgery
remedial legislation
— compare declaratory
2. : concerned with the correction of faulty study habits, the improvement of skills imperfectly learned, and the raising of a pupil's general competence
remedial reading
remedial instruction
• re·me·di·al·ly -əlē, -li adverb