fractured

adjective

frac·​tured ˈfrak-chərd 

-shərd

1

: having a crack or break : having suffered a fracture

a fractured arm/skull/rib

a fractured rock

2

: damaged or destroyed in a sudden or violent way

fractured friendships

3

: imperfectly spoken or written : broken

speaking fractured English/French

Synonyms

• broken
• busted
• fragmented
• shattered
• smashed

Examples of fractured in a Sentence

a fractured radius that will have to be pieced together with a metal plate and screws

Recent Examples on the Web

Instead, Earley focused on another injury identified in Susann Sills' autopsy: that fractured C3 vertebra. —Tracy Smith, CBS News, 18 May 2024

Now, a new exhibition is filling in some of that fractured history, bringing visitors face to face with 3,000 years of Chinese artisanship. —Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 May 2024

And a bystander, visiting his father who lives near Dartmouth College, found himself with a fractured shoulder. —Vimal Patel, New York Times, 13 May 2024

Officials say French suffered a fractured skull, a broken hand bone, lacerations and a puncture wound, KQDS reported. —Mitchell Willetts, Kansas City Star, 28 May 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1588, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing fractured

• freeze-fractured