consisting of fragments; not complete; disconnected
fragmentary
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fragmentary
adjective
Consisting of small, disconnected parts: a picture that emerges from fragmentary information.
Related Forms:
- frag′men·tar′i·ly
adverb
- frag′men·tar′i·ness
noun
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Adjective
(comparative more fragmentary, superlative most fragmentary)
- Consisting of fragments; disconnected; scattered.
- Fragmentary evidence suggests that he died in a foreign country.
- (geology) Composed of the fragments of other rocks.
Origin
fragment + -ary
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