Open English Wordnet
Adjectives
(a)brokenphysically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split“a broken mirror”,
“a broken tooth”,
“a broken leg”,
“his neck is broken” (a)brokennot continuous in space, time, or sequence or varying abruptly“broken lines of defense”,
“a broken cable transmission”,
“broken sleep”,
“tear off the stub above the broken line”,
“a broken note”,
“broken sobs” (a)broken, unkept(especially of promises or contracts) having been violated or disregarded“broken (or unkept) promises”,
“broken contracts” (s)broken, broken intamed or trained to obey“a horse broken to the saddle”,
“this old nag is well broken in” (s)broken, ruggedtopographically very uneven“broken terrain”,
“rugged ground” (s)brokenimperfectly spoken or written“broken English” (s)broken, confused, disordered, upsetthrown into a state of disarray or confusion“troops fleeing in broken ranks”,
“a confused mass of papers on the desk”,
“the small disordered room”,
“with everything so upset” (s)brokenweakened and infirm“broken health resulting from alcoholism” (s)broken, bustedout of working order (‘busted’ is an informal substitute for ‘broken’)“a broken washing machine”,
“the coke machine is broken”,
“the coke machine is busted” (s)brokendiscontinuous“broken clouds”,
“broken sunshine” (s)brokenlacking a part or parts“a broken set of encyclopedia”