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English adjective: broken-down

1. broken-down in deplorable condition


SamplesA street of bedraggled tenements.
A broken-down fence.
A ramshackle old pier.
A tumble-down shack.


Synonymsbedraggled, derelict, dilapidated, ramshackle, tatterdemalion, tumble-down


Similardamaged


Antonymsundamaged

2. broken-down not in working order


SamplesHad to push the broken-down car.
A broken-down tractor fit only for children to play on.


Similarunserviceable


Antonymsserviceable









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