Broken and Half

Broken

Broken adjective - Forcibly separated into many pieces.

Half and broken are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Half" instead an adjective "Broken".

Nearby Words: broke, brokenly

Half

Half adjective - Lacking some necessary part.
Usage example: half measures that did nothing but prolong the problem

Broken and half are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Broken" instead an adjective "Half".

Nearby Word: halve

Both words in one sentence

  • Authority in Name Only King Uther in the first few episodes of the fourth season of Merlin is still king in name, but Arthur and to a lesser extent, Agravaine as The Mole, are calling the shots since Uther is broken and half mad.
  • Hyperspace Arsenal Items can be "half"-stored (Athena's rifle is broken in half when the Storage Deck's power fails and she's only pulled it part-way).
  • Rourke's bones are gradually broken as N mocks his lack of bravery, culminating in N psychically smashing his skull, while Clemont is broken in half at the chest.
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