brokenhanded

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A form of broken-handed — Having a hand that is broken.

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Meanings

adjectivebrokenhanded (not comparable)
  1. alternativenot comparableAlternative form of broken-handed.

    I noticed a quarrel between an old brokenhanded baboon and a young dude with fine fur.

    1917, Board of Foreign Missions of the Methodist Episcopal Church, World Outlook - Volume 3, page 24
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    For whatsoever man he be that hath a blemish, he shall not approach: a blind man, or a lame, or he that hath a flat nose, or any thing superfluous, Or a man that is brokenfooted, or brokenhanded, Or crookbackt, or a dwarf, or that hath a blemish in his eye, or be scurvy, or scabbed, or hath his stones broken;

    1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Leviticus 21:18-20

    Mighty projects countermanded ; Rash ambition, brokenhanded ; Puny man and scentless rose Tormenting Pan to double the dose.

    1883, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Poems (Alphonso of Castile)

Origin

From broken + handed.

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APA

brokenhanded. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brokenhanded

MLA

“brokenhanded.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brokenhanded. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “brokenhanded,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brokenhanded.

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