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broken-down

bro·ken·down

uncommon

adjective

1.

in deplorable condition

  • “a street of bedraggled tenements”
  • “a broken-down fence”
  • “a ramshackle old pier”
  • “a tumble-down shack”
2.

not in working order

  • “had to push the broken-down car”
  • “a broken-down tractor fit only for children to play on”

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