"brokenly" meaning in English

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Adverb

Forms: more brokenly [comparative], most brokenly [superlative]
Etymology: From broken + -ly. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|broken|ly}} broken + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} brokenly (comparative more brokenly, superlative most brokenly)
  1. In a broken manner. Translations (in a broken manner): rompite (Esperanto)
    Sense id: en-brokenly-en-adv-pHt3hWTM Disambiguation of 'in a broken manner': 99 1
  2. (Of speech) with gaps between words so that normal flow or fluency is affected, as due to emotion; disjointedly.
    Sense id: en-brokenly-en-adv-ksGGXIda Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Esperanto translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 86 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly: 29 71 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 34 66 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 83 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 22 78
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          "text": "—Something I said,\nBut faint and brokenly of former days,\nWhen in the paths of science and of hope,\nWe walk'd, twin-hearted.—Then there came a peal\nOf vacant laughter from those bloated lips,\nAnd the swoll'n hand with trembling haste was stretch'd\nFor friendship's grasp.",
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