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defective on arrival

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.51 in modern English

Syllables
de-fec-tive on ar-rival
IPA
30
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
4
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Upon receipt, damaged or defective to the point of being unusable.

Synonyms

DOA

Questions

What does defective on arrival mean?
Upon receipt, damaged or defective to the point of being unusable.

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