fragmentary

[ frag-muhn-ter-ee ]
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adjective
  1. consisting of or reduced to fragments; broken; disconnected; incomplete: fragmentary evidence; fragmentary remains.

Origin of fragmentary

1
First recorded in 1605–15; fragment + -ary

Other words from fragmentary

  • frag·men·tar·i·ly, adverb
  • frag·men·tar·i·ness, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for fragmentary

fragmentary

/ (ˈfræɡməntərɪ, -trɪ) /


adjective
  1. made up of fragments; disconnected; incomplete: Also: fragmental

Derived forms of fragmentary

  • fragmentarily, adverb
  • fragmentariness, noun

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