BROKENLY

Etymology

Adverb

brokenly (comparative more brokenly, superlative most brokenly)

In a broken manner.

(Of speech) with gaps between words so that normal flow or fluency is affected, as due to emotion; disjointedly.

Source: Wiktionary


Bro"ken*ly, adv.

Definition: In a broken, interrupted manner; in a broken state; in broken language. The pagans worship God . . . as it were brokenly and by piecemeal. Cudworth.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

22 June 2025

STRAP

(noun) an elongated leather strip (or a strip of similar material) for binding things together or holding something in position


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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