 broken-down |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] in deplorable condition | |
| Synonyms: | dilapidated tumble-down ramshackle unsound bedraggled | |
| Examples: | "a street of bedraggled tenements" "a broken-down fence" "a ramshackle old pier" "a tumble-down shack" |
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| Related terms: | damaged | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] in deplorable condition | |
| Synonyms: | dilapidated tatterdemalion ramshackle tumble-down unsound bedraggled | |
| Examples: | "a street of bedraggled tenements" "a broken-down fence" "a ramshackle old pier" "a tumble-down shack" |
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| Related terms: | damaged | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] not in working order | |
| Examples: | "had to push the broken-down car" "a broken-down tractor fit only for children to play on" |
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| Related terms: | unserviceable | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] not in working order | |
| Examples: | "had to push the broken-down car" "a broken-down tractor fit only for children to play on" |
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| Related terms: | unserviceable | |
| Similar spelling: |
broken_wind broken-field broken_in broken-backed Brizendine broken_arch Brackeen brokenhearted |
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