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defective on arrival

defective on arrival adjective: upon receipt, damaged or defective to the point of being unusable.

Adjective

defective on arrival (not comparable)

  1. Upon receipt, damaged or defective to the point of being unusable.
    Synonyms:
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Synonyms of defective on arrival

Questions about defective on arrival

What does defective on arrival mean?
Defective on arrival means upon receipt, damaged or defective to the point of being unusable.
What part of speech is defective on arrival?
Defective on arrival is an adjective.

Words near defective on arrival in the dictionary

  1. defective
  2. defective matrices
  3. defective matrix
  4. defective number
  5. defective numbers
  6. defective on arrival
  7. defective verb
  8. defective verbs
  9. defectively
  10. defectiveness
  11. defectivenesses

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