Broken

  1. Proper noun.  (pejorative, politically incorrect) Torres Strait Creole.
  2. Verb.  (past participle of, break) .
  3. Adjective.  Fragmented, in separate pieces.
  4. Adjective.  (qualifier, of a body part) Having the bone in pieces, fractured.
  5. Adjective.  (qualifier, of a line) Dashed, made up of short lines with small gaps between each one and the next.
  6. Adjective.  (qualifier, of skin) Split or ruptured.
  7. Adjective.  Not working properly.
  8. Adjective.  Completely defeated and dispirited.
  9. Adjective.  (pejorative, of language) Grammatically non-standard, especially as a result of being a non-native speaker.
  10. Adjective.  Having no money, bankrupt, broke.
  11. Adjective.  (qualifier, of an electronic connection) Disconnected, no longer open or carrying traffic.
  12. Adjective.  (software, informal) Badly designed or implemented.
  13. Adjective.  (meteorology, of the sky) Five-eighths to seven-eighths obscured by clouds.
  14. Adjective.  (sports, and) Powerful enough to be considered overpowered.
  15. Adjective.  (colloquial, US) Not having gone in the way intended; saddening.

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This entry was last updated on RefTopia from its source on 3/20/2012.