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[ adjective ] broken without being divided into parts but having fissures appear on the surface

Examples

"a cracked mirror"

Used in print

(Frieda Arkin, "The Light of the Sea," in The...)

She turned and walked stiffly into the parlor to the dainty legged escritoire , warped and cracked now from fifty years in an atmosphere of sea_spray .

Related terms

broken

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[ adjective ] used of skin roughened as a result of cold or exposure

Synonyms

roughened chapped

Examples

"chapped lips"

Used in print

(T. C. McClary, "The Flooded Desert," Argosy,...)

`` Hoa-whup '' ! he commanded from his raw throat , and felt the pain of movement in his cracked , black burned lips .

Related terms

rough

3
[ adjective ] of paint or varnish; having the appearance of alligator hide

Synonyms

alligatored

Related terms

rough

4
[ adjective ] informal or slang terms for mentally irregular

Related terms

insane

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[ adjective ] informal or slang terms for mentally irregular

Examples

"it used to drive my husband balmy"

Related terms

insane

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[ adjective ] of a ceramic surface; covered with a network of fine cracks

Synonyms

crazed crackled

Related terms

damaged

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