cracked

American  

[krakt] / krækt /

adjective

1. broken.

   a container full of cracked ice.

2. broken without separation of parts; fissured.

3. damaged; injured.

4. Informal. eccentric; mad; daffy.

   a charming person, but a bit cracked.

5. broken in tone, as the voice.

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idioms

1. cracked up to be, reported or reputed to be (usually used in the negative).

   I hear the play is not what it's cracked up to be.

cracked British  

/ krækt /

adjective

1. damaged by cracking

2. informal crazy

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Other Word Forms

• uncracked adjective

Etymology

Origin of cracked

First recorded in 1400–50, cracked is from the late Middle English word crachyd. See crack, -ed ²

Example Sentences

In this model, cracked regions of the crust are thought to contain water at extremely high temperatures and pressures, possibly in a supercritical state.

From Science Daily

"We've been chasing this kind of resonator for a long time, and when we saw the sharp resonances on this new device we knew right away that we'd finally cracked the code."

From Science Daily

Alts, too, have pivoted toward private credit as their primary engine for growth, filling a void that was left behind as regulators cracked down on banks following the 2008 financial crisis.

From Barron's

In addition to French green lentils, you’ll need a medium yellow onion, carrots, garlic, bay leaf, vegetable broth, diced cooked ham, olive oil, cracked black pepper, sea salt and za’atar.

From Salon

Moments later when the score flashed across the screen, Liu simply cracked a subtle smirk.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• broken
• damaged
• fractured