REFORMATORY as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • correctional institution for the detention and discipline and training of young or first offenders
   Synonym(s)
   • reform school (what does reform school mean?)
   • training school (what does training school mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) reformatory is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • correctional institution (what does correctional institution mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • Borstal (what does Borstal mean?)

REFORMATORY as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • tending to reform
   Synonym(s)
   • reformative (what does reformative mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • reformative and rehabilitative agencies
   • reformatory punishment
   Similar To
   • helpful (what does helpful mean?)