# half-broken

> English word · Adjective

## Definitions
1. Halfway or partially broken; somewhat broken.

## Etymology
From Middle English *half-broken, from Old English healfbrocen (“half-broken”), equivalent to half- + broken. Compare Dutch half gebroken (“half-broken”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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