dɪsɪˈplɪnəɹi ˈdɪs.ə.pləˌnɛɹi ɹɪˈstɒɹətɪv tending or intended to correct or counteract or restore to a normal condition corrective measures corrective lenses designed to promote discipline the teacher's action was corrective rather than instructional disciplinal measures the mother was stern and disciplinary a device for treating injury or disease