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Definition of brokenly adverb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

brokenly

adverb

/ˈbrəʊkənli/

/ˈbrəʊkənli/

(formal)

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(of somebody’s manner of speaking) in phrases that are very short or not complete, with a lot of breaks; not fluently
- ‘I’m sorry,’ she murmured brokenly, ‘Please don’t go! Please…’
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
Brokenly is used with these verbs:
whisper
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