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Cracked Krækt Adjective Bre Mirror/Mug Suffered Ribs Bruising

Word cracked
WordType (adjective)
Phonetic BrE / krækt / NAmE / krækt /
Example
  • a cracked mirror/mug
  • he suffered cracked ribs and bruising.
  • she passed her tongue over her cracked lips and tried to speak.
  • ‘i'm just fine,’ she said in a cracked voice.
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cracked

(adjective)BrE / krækt / NAmE / krækt /
  1. damaged with lines in its surface but not completely broken
    • a cracked mirror/mug
    • He suffered cracked ribs and bruising.
    • She passed her tongue over her cracked lips and tried to speak.
  2. sounding rough with sudden changes in how loud or high it is, because the person is upset
    • ‘I'm just fine,’ she said in a cracked voice.
  3. crazy
    • See related entries: Describing strange traits
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/describing_strange_traits/cracked
    • I think he must be cracked, don't you?
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