broken

broken [brō′kən]

vt., vi.

[ME < OE brocen, pp. of brecan,BREAK]

pp. of BREAK

adj.

1. split or cracked into pieces; splintered, fractured, burst, etc.

2. not in working condition; out of order [a broken watch]

3. not kept or observed; violated [a broken promise]

4. disrupted, as by divorce [a broken home]

5. sick, weakened, or beaten [broken health, a broken spirit]

6. bankrupt

7. not even or continuous; interrupted [broken terrain, broken tones]

8. not complete [a broken set of Shakespeare's works]

9. imperfectly spoken, esp. with reference to grammar and syntax [broken English]

10. subdued and trained; tamed

11. Informal demoted in rank: For phrases, see BREAK

brokenly

adv.

brokenness

n.