What does remedially mean?
Remedially is an adverb meaning in a way that is intended to remedy a problem. It is often used in legal, educational, and administrative contexts, where a failure, deficiency, or disagreement is followed by corrective action. For example, a programme may be remedially improved by allocating additional resources, while a landlord may take remedially appropriate steps to address a breach of a tenancy agreement. The word can sound somewhat formal and institutional, especially when compared with the more everyday expressions fix things, correct things, or make good a problem. Its strength lies in suggesting that the purpose of an action is not merely to respond to a problem but to correct it properly. Related forms include the adjective remedial, meaning intended to address a difficulty or deficiency, and the noun remediation, meaning the process of correcting such a problem.
adverbIn a way intended to correct a problem, deficiency, or failure. In legal contexts, it means as a remedy for a defect or breach.
- In a way intended to correct a problem, deficiency, or failure.
- In legal contexts, as a remedy for a defect or breach.
"The additional funding was intended to remedy the gaps in the programme."
"The school introduced remedial reading support for students who struggled with literacy."
"The tenant's complaint was remedially addressed through a formal repair and compensation agreement."
In legal language, saying that a breach was remedially cured emphasizes that the problem was addressed effectively rather than merely acknowledged.
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Where does remedially come from?
Remedially derives from the adjective remedial, which in turn comes from the Latin remediare, meaning to heal or remedy. The Latin noun remedium, meaning a remedy or medicine, is also part of the same word family. The suffix -ally forms an adverb from remedial, expressing the manner in which an action is carried out with the aim of correcting a problem.
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How remedially is actually used
The word is formal and relatively uncommon in everyday speech. It is especially associated with legal, educational, and administrative contexts, where it indicates that an action is intended to put right a recognised problem.
Easily confused with remedially
Remedial describes something intended to correct a problem or deficiency, whereas remedially describes an action or manner performed for that purpose.
A remedy is a remedy or corrective measure itself, while remedially refers to the manner in which a problem is addressed.