Meanings
adjectivehalf-broken (comparative more half-broken, superlative most half-broken)
comparative more half-broken · superlative most half-broken
Origin
- Old Englishhealfbrocen“half-broken”
- Middle English*half-broken
- Englishhalf-broken
From Middle English *half-broken, from Old English healfbrocen (“half-broken”), equivalent to half- + broken. Compare Dutch half gebroken (“half-broken”).
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APA
half-broken. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/half-broken
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“half-broken.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/half-broken. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “half-broken,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/half-broken.
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