What does reformatory mean?
Reformatory means Of, pertaining to, or conducive to reform; reformative..
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/ɹəˈfɔɹməˌtɔɹi/ · adjective
Of, pertaining to, or conducive to reform; reformative..
Other reformatory schools might not strike that balance between reform and education.
It was the nicest-looking property Elwood had ever seen—a real school, a good one, not the forbidding reformatory he’d conjured the last few weeks.
Use reformatory when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Reformatory means Of, pertaining to, or conducive to reform; reformative..
Common synonyms include reform school, borstal, approved school, youth detention centre.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Other reformatory schools might not strike that balance between reform and education.
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