The term 'BROKEN, IN A WAY' can be described by three crossword solutions: TAME (4 letters), TAMED (5 letters), and HYPHENATED (10 letters). TAME is an adjective meaning to make gentle or submissive, while TAMED is the past tense of the verb 'TAME'. HYPHENATED is an adjective that describes something that is divided into parts by a hyphen. All three words describe something that is broken, in a way, as they all refer to something that has been altered or changed from its original form.