cracked

[ krakt ]

adjective

1. broken:

   a container full of cracked ice.

2. broken without separation of parts; fissured.
3. damaged; injured.
4. Informal. eccentric; mad; daffy:

   a charming person, but a bit cracked.

5. broken in tone, as the voice.

cracked

/ krækt /

adjective

1. damaged by cracking
2. informal.
   crazy

Other Words From

• un·cracked adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of cracked¹

First recorded in 1400–50, cracked is from the late Middle English word crachyd. See crack, -ed ²

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

1. cracked up to be, Informal. reported or reputed to be (usually used in the negative):

   I hear the play is not what it's cracked up to be.

Example Sentences

Mr Walsh is also sceptical of whether people smuggling gangs can be cracked at scale, drawing the comparison of drugs gangs.

From BBC

Early last year, Leno crashed his motorcycle and wound up with a broken collarbone, two broken ribs and two cracked kneecaps.

From Los Angeles Times

The painting, begun in 1503, is everything it’s cracked up to be.

From Los Angeles Times

Much of the business occurred even as Mr. Trump cracked down on illegal immigration.

From New York Times

Conservative leaders cracked down further on disruptions, expelling Labour MP Willie Jackson for calling Seymour a “liar” on the floor of Parliament.

From Salon

Related Words

• broken
• damaged
• fractured