adjective

fractured

adjective

Broken or cracked, especially describing a bone.

"He played the whole match with a fractured finger."

"The vase lay in fractured pieces on the floor."

Split apart by disagreement; no longer unified.

"The party emerged from the election badly fractured."

How to Use Fractured

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishBroken — either an actual bone or a group that has split apart over disagreement.

Common pairings

fractured bone fractured relationship fractured coalition

more fractured comparative, most fractured superlative

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He played the whole match with a _____ finger.

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