brokenly
Not in one piece
Brokenly describes doing something in a broken manner—with interruption, fragmentation, or emotional distress.
Speech that comes brokenly emerges in halting fragments: She spoke brokenly through her tears.
The word suggests someone struggling to maintain composure or coherence: He brokenly tried to explain what had happened.
In an unsteady manner
- stammeringInvoluntary speech repetition
- falteringlyIn an unsteady manner
- hesitantlyWith uncertain manner
- stutteringlyWith speech interruptions
choppily · haltingly · tremulously · gropingly · inarticulately · incoherently · disjointedly · fragmentarily
At irregular intervals
- fitfullyIn irregular bursts
- erraticallyIn an inconsistent manner
- irregularlyNot following a pattern
- unevenlyIn irregular manner
patchily · discontinuously · off-and-on · haphazardly · inconsistently · spasmodically · unpredictably · randomly
Broken into fragments
- splinteredBroken into sharp slivers
- fragmentedBroken into pieces
- crackedHaving surface fractures
- in piecesFragmented into parts
smashed · fractured · disjointed · scattered · strewn · crumbled · jaggedly · unevenly
While shedding tears
- weepingShedding tears audibly
- grief-strickenOverwhelmed by profound loss
- anguishedSeverely emotionally distressed
- despairinglyIn a hopeless manner
mournfully · woefully · plaintively · wretchedly · disconsolately · inconsolably · heartbrokenly · desolately
Having faults or imperfections
- defectivelyIn a flawed manner
- faultilyWith defects present
- incompletelyNot to the end
- poorlyIn an inferior way
badly · crudely · roughly · inadequately · haltingly · partially · improperly · incorrectly
haltingly
In an unsteady manner
- stammeringInvoluntary speech repetition
- falteringlyIn an unsteady manner
- hesitantlyWith uncertain manner
stutteringly · choppily · haltingly · tremulously · gropingly · inarticulately · incoherently · disjointedly · fragmentarily · jerkily
sporadically
At irregular intervals
- fitfullyIn irregular bursts
- erraticallyIn an inconsistent manner
- irregularlyNot following a pattern
unevenly · patchily · discontinuously · off-and-on · haphazardly · inconsistently · spasmodically · unpredictably · randomly · periodically
shattered
Broken into fragments
- splinteredBroken into sharp slivers
- fragmentedBroken into pieces
- crackedHaving surface fractures
in pieces · smashed · fractured · disjointed · scattered · strewn · crumbled · jaggedly · unevenly · disassembled
tearfully
While shedding tears
- weepingShedding tears audibly
- grief-strickenOverwhelmed by profound loss
- anguishedSeverely emotionally distressed
despairingly · mournfully · woefully · plaintively · wretchedly · disconsolately · inconsolably · heartbrokenly · desolately · sorrowfully
flawed
Having faults or imperfections
- defectivelyIn a flawed manner
- faultilyWith defects present
- incompletelyNot to the end
poorly · badly · crudely · roughly · inadequately · haltingly · partially · improperly · incorrectly · deficiently
brokenlysmoothly
Without friction or difficulty
continuously · fluidly · seamlessly · steadily · uninterruptedly
brokenlycoherently
In connected, sensible manner
clearly · articulately · intelligibly · fluently · completely
brokenlycomposedly
In unruffled fashion
steadily · calmly · collectedly · evenly · stoically
- broken heartEmotional pain from loss
- broken upDivided into parts
- broken armCracked bone, shoulder-to-wrist
- broken downNo longer operational
- broken legSnapped bone in leg
- broken boneCracked skeletal element