cracked
Americanadjective
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broken.
a container full of cracked ice.
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broken without separation of parts; fissured.
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damaged; injured.
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Informal. eccentric; mad; daffy.
a charming person, but a bit cracked.
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broken in tone, as the voice.
idioms
adjective
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damaged by cracking
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informal crazy
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of cracked
First recorded in 1400–50, cracked is from the late Middle English word crachyd. See crack, -ed 2
Example Sentences
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—John Ganz is the author of “When the Clock Broke: Con Men, Conspiracists, and How America Cracked Up in the Early 1990s.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026
He went on to found Cracked It, a smartphone repair company that was staffed by young ex-offenders.
From BBC • Sep. 16, 2024
The company also operates AJ Spurs steakhouses, Cracked Crab seafood restaurants, Crumbles Café & Bake Shop and multiple other California restaurants near the coast.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 10, 2024
Cracked walls and piles of masonry point to the power of the earthquake.
From Reuters • Feb. 21, 2023
He stayed below to announce the status of dropped eggs: Cracked or Not Cracked.
From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller
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