Broken in the sense "broken line" (https://duckduckgo.com/?t=ffab&q=broken+line&ia=web); https://duckduckgo.com/?t=ffab&q=broken+line&ia=web); not "once whole",

Broken in the sense "broken line" (https://duckduckgo.com/?t=ffab&q=broken+line&ia=web); https://duckduckgo.com/?t=ffab&q=broken+line&ia=web); not "once whole", rather "with breaks (pauses/gaps) in it". Like when a conference breaks for lunch, it doesn't mean the conference was whole and now is inferior.