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

1 June 2025

BACKFIRE

(verb) come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; “Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble”; “the political movie backlashed on the Democrats”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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