redressive en · ADJ
Etymology
From redress + -ive.
Meanings
-
Tending to redress.
And here can I forget the generous band Who touch'd with human woe, redressive search'd Into the horrors of the gloomy jail ?
a. 1749 (date written), James Thomson, “Winter”, in The Seasons, London: […] A[ndrew] Millar, and sold by Thomas Cadell, […], published 1768, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more redressive | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most redressive | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |