fractured en · ADJ
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Broken into sharp pieces.
Of the nine staff in the third coach, most had been having a break, drinking tea or reading. One suffered a fractured skull, another a fractured shoulder. All were either thrown along or across the coach, sustaining cuts, bruising and whiplash injuries.
2026 March 18, Greg Morse, “1996 crash driving freight reforms”, in RAIL, number 1057, page 50:
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Split into groups which disagree.
Her fractured family could never agree on anything.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most fractured | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more fractured | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (2)
ro frânt (Translations) · uk зла́маний (Translations)