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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Tomokiyo said that since mid-September, most of the ciphers on his list have been cracked using AI.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
To stay sharp, they’ve cracked the secret to beating jet lag.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
“He’s going to say whatever suits him,” Papi cracked as we waited for Hilton at King Taco’s flagship restaurant in East Los Angeles on Thursday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
"This man here is carved in stone and every time he gets cracked on the jaw, he falls over," Fury said.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
The injured man wet his cracked lips with his tongue.
From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda
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