| Adj. | 1. | broken-backed - having the spine damaged; "a broken-backed book"; "a broken-backed old horse"damaged - harmed or injured or spoiled; "I won't buy damaged goods"; "the storm left a wake of badly damaged buildings" |
| 2. | broken-backed - (of a horse) having bones of the back united by a bony growthunfit - not in good physical or mental condition; out of condition; "fat and very unfit"; "certified as unfit for army service"; "drunk and unfit for service" |
| 3. | broken-backed - (of a ship) so weakened as to sag at each endhoggedship - a vessel that carries passengers or freightbulging, convex - curving or bulging outward |