brokenly

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   In a broken manner.

   • It split and melted and splayed its contents brokenly.
2. 2

   with gaps between words so that normal flow or fluency is affected, as due to emotion

   with gaps between words so that normal flow or fluency is affected, as due to emotion; disjointedly.

   • It was a long time before he could steady his nerves to answer my questions, and then he answered perplexingly and brokenly.
   • Upon which, you slink out, bathed in shame and confusion, and Upjohn thanks me brokenly and says if there is anything he can do for me, I have only to name it.

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