brokenly

UK: /ˈbrəʊkənlɪ/

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

bro•ken /ˈbroʊkən/   v. 

1. pp. of break.

adj. 

2. reduced to small pieces:
   cut himself on the broken glass.
3. ruptured;
   torn;
   fractured:
   His arm was broken in three places.
4. not working or functioning;
   damaged:
   I think my watch is broken again.
5. not kept;
   violated:
   a broken promise.
6. interrupted or disconnected:
   a broken line.
7. weakened in strength, etc.;
   crushed by bad experiences:
   a broken heart.
8. [before a noun] (of language) imperfectly spoken:
   couldn't understand his broken English.
9. spoken in a halting or hesitant manner, as under emotional strain:
   In a broken voice he begged for forgiveness.
10. divided or disrupted, as by divorce:
    [before a noun] broken families.
11. [before a noun] not smooth;
    rough or irregular:
    broken ground.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

bro•ken  (brō′kən), v. 

1. pp. of break. 

adj. 

2. reduced to fragments;
   fragmented.
3. ruptured;
   torn;
   fractured.
4. not functioning properly;
   out of working order.
5. Meteorology (of sky cover) being more than half, but not totally, covered by clouds. Cf. scattered (def. 4).
6. changing direction abruptly:
   The fox ran in a broken line.
7. fragmentary or incomplete:
   a broken ton of coal weighing 1,500 pounds.
8. infringed or violated:
   A broken promise is a betrayal of trust.
9. interrupted, disrupted, or disconnected:
   After the phone call he returned to his broken sleep.
10. weakened in strength, spirit, etc.:
    His broken health was due to alcoholism.
11. tamed, trained, or reduced to submission:
    The horse was broken to the saddle.
12. imperfectly spoken, as language:
    She still speaks broken English.
13. spoken in a halting or fragmentary manner, as under emotional strain:
    He uttered a few broken words of sorrow.
14. disunited or divided:
    Divorce results in broken families.
15. not smooth;
    rough or irregular:
    We left the plains and rode through broken country.
16. ruined;
    bankrupt:
    the broken fortunes of his family.
17. Printing [Papermaking, Print.] a quantity of paper of less than 500 or 1000 sheets.

bro′ken•ly, adv. 
bro′ken•ness, n.