fractured (B2)
adjective
Pronunciation: /ˈfræktʃərd/
Definition
Broken or cracked, especially referring to a bone or a hard object.
Examples
The X-ray confirmed she had a fractured wrist from the fall.
Archaeologists carefully reassembled the fractured pottery pieces.
His leg was badly fractured in three places after the accident.
How to Use fractured
- fractured into (prepositional phrase)
- Broken into several pieces or parts. — "The glass vase fractured into many tiny shards when it hit the floor."
- fractured by (prepositional phrase)
- Divided or broken by an event or issue. — "The debate on the new policy left the committee fractured by disagreements."
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