broken-down en · ADJ
Meanings
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Which has broken down and, as a result, is no longer in working order.
And a broken-down train and the severe weather temporarily shut the line between Dawlish and Exeter St Davids.
2021 December 29, Stefanie Foster, “Storm Barra causes fresh disruption to the railway”, in RAIL, number 947, page 19:
- Not properly maintained; neglected.
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Ruined in character or strength.
We looked our last upon them and the indescribable rosy glow in which they lay, and then with hearts far too heavy for words we left them, and crept thence broken-down men - so broken down that we even renounced the chance of practically immortal life, because all that made life valuable had gone from us, and we knew even then that to prolong our days indefinitely would only be to prolong our sufferings.
1886 October – 1887 January, H[enry] Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., published 1887, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more broken-down | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most broken-down | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Synonyms
ramshackle (not maintained; neglected) · out of order (no longer in working order)
Translations (25)
pl uszkodzony (ruined in character or strength) · afb خربان (no longer in working order) · pl zniszczony (no longer in working order) · fi epäkuntoinen (no longer in working order) · pl zaniedbany (not properly maintained) · fr hors-service (no longer in working order) · acw خربان (no longer in working order) · pl zużyty (no longer in working order) · ajp خربان (no longer in working order) · fi toimimaton (no longer in working order) · pl zepsuty (no longer in working order) · pl zniszczony (ruined in character or strength) · fr H.S. (no longer in working order) · de kaputt (no longer in working order) · ota قوسقونسز (not properly maintained) · fr en panne (no longer in working order) · fi rappeutunut (not properly maintained) · fi rikkinäinen (no longer in working order) · pl wysłużony (no longer in working order) · ar مُعَطَّل (no longer in working order) · pl zdezelowany (no longer in working order) · fi rapistunut (not properly maintained) · fi ränsistynyt (not properly maintained) · bg повреден (no longer in working order) · fi rappiolla (ruined in character or strength)