Broken-down vs Traditional - What's the difference?
broken-down | traditional | Related terms |
which has broken down and, as a result, is no longer in working order.
not properly maintained; neglected.
Of or pertaining to tradition; derived from tradition; communicated from ancestors to descendants by word only; transmitted from age to age without writing; as, traditional opinions; traditional customs; traditional expositions of the Scriptures.
Observant of tradition; attached to old customs; old-fashioned.
In lieu of the name of the composer of a piece of music, whose real name is lost in the mists of time.
Broken-down is a related term of traditional.
As adjectives the difference between broken-down and traditional
is that broken-down is which has broken down and, as a result, is no longer in working order while traditional is of or pertaining to tradition; derived from tradition; communicated from ancestors to descendants by word only; transmitted from age to age without writing; as, traditional opinions; traditional customs; traditional expositions of the scriptures.broken-down
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(en adjective)Synonyms
*(no longer in working order) out of order, busted * bedraggled, dilapidated, ramshackle, ruinous, rundown, tatterdemalion, tumbledowntraditional
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(en adjective)- I think her traditional values are antiquated .
