Broken
Halting
Halting adjective - Fragmentary or halting from emotional strain.
Usage example: uttered a few halting words of sorrow
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- His mind still works perfectly but his speech is halting and broken.
Source: Eloquent in My Native Tongue - The survivors held on for a few, pathetic generations until you find the last log where the final survivor speaks in broken, halting Basic.
Source: Player Punch / MMORPG
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Halting and Broken. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/broken/halting
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Halting or Broken. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/broken/halting.
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