half-severed
- a word derived from severed.
Example Sentences
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By the time that it was entirely cut through, the lower part of the link was half-severed; and then it was but a short job to completely cut it with the large file.
From Under the Chilian Flag A Tale of War between Chili and Peru by Rainey, W. (William)
The existence of the island seemed to be half-forgotten, its connection with the metropolis half-severed, for the crown officers wrote in 1536 that no ship from the Peninsula had entered its ports for two years.
From The History of Puerto Rico From the Spanish Discovery to the American Occupation by Van Middeldyk, R. A. (Rudolph Adams)
But this indeed renders him almost innocent, for being apart from all belief, he cannot tear up the Holy Church like those who remain attached to her by some half-severed, still bleeding limb.
From The Queen Pedauque by Stritzko, Jos. A. V.
This more than half-severed condition, while it increased the facility of the work, also rendered it dangerous.
From Toilers of the Sea by Hugo, Victor
Now the tree was half-severed: it was time to cut on the opposite side.
From The Sky Line of Spruce by Marshall, Edison
