Brokenly

Brokenly
Brokenly Bro"ken*ly, adv. In a broken, interrupted manner; in a broken state; in broken language. [1913 Webster]

The pagans worship God . . . as it were brokenly and by piecemeal. --Cudworth. [1913 Webster]


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  • brokenly — adv. Brokenly is used with these verbs: ↑whisper …   Collocations dictionary

  • brokenly — bro|ken|ly [ˈbrəukənli US ˈbrou ] adv written if you say something brokenly, you speak in short phrases with a lot of pauses, because you are feeling a strong emotion …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • brokenly — UK [ˈbrəʊkənlɪ] / US [ˈbroʊkənlɪ] adverb literary if someone says something brokenly, there are spaces between their words, especially because they are upset or angry …   English dictionary

  • brokenly — broken past participle of BREAK(Cf. ↑breakable). ► ADJECTIVE ▪ (of a language) spoken falteringly and with many mistakes, as by a foreigner. DERIVATIVES brokenly adverb brokenness noun …   English terms dictionary

  • brokenly — adverb see broken …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • brokenly — See broken. * * * …   Universalium

  • brokenly — adverb a) In a broken manner. b) With spaces between words, especially due to emotion …   Wiktionary

  • brokenly — bro·ken·ly || brəʊkÉ™nlɪ adv. fragmentally, in an discontinuous manner …   English contemporary dictionary

  • brokenly — bro·ken·ly …   English syllables

  • brokenly — adverb : in a broken manner; especially : with the voice unsteady from emotion or shock …   Useful english dictionary

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