Arrested and Defective

Arrested

Arrested adjective - Taken and held prisoner.

Defective and arrested are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Defective" instead an adjective "Arrested".

Nearby Words: arrest, arresting, arrester

Defective

Defective adjective - Having a fault.

Arrested and defective are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Arrested" instead an adjective "Defective".

Both words in one sentence

  • Inferred Holocaust Kelly's group would have been shot at and/or arrested when they tried to move back across the American lines in a German truck, and Oddball's crew would've almost certainly gotten killed, leaving the scene in a defective Tiger while the General's forces are securing the area.
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