Definition of Housebroken
Housebroken
house·bro·ken
Definition/Meaning
(adjective)
trained to have habits of urination and defecation that suit living in a house, usually in the form of only excreting outside or in a designated place, describing an animal like a pet;
e.g. The puppy is not yet housebroken, so we sometimes have to clean up the messes it makes.
(verb)
trained a pet in the habit of only defecating or urinating outside the house or in a particular place;
e.g. Once they have housebroken the kitten, it will be much easier to care for.
(adjective)
polite or otherwise easy to deal with, influence, or control;
e.g. He presented his radical ideas in a housebroken way so that they wouldn't shock his listeners.
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