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fragmentary

adj

Etymology

From fragment + -ary.

  1. derived from fragmentum — “a fragment, remnant”
  2. inherited from fragment
  3. suffixed as fragmentary — “fragment + -ary”

Definitions

  1. Consisting of fragments

    Consisting of fragments; disconnected; scattered.

    • Fragmentary evidence suggests that he died in a foreign country.
    • Of this empire less is known than of other domains. From time to time, fragmentary knowledge has been carried thence by some observant traveler.

  2. Composed of the fragments of other rocks.

The neighborhood

Derived

fragmentarily, fragmentariness, fragnet, interfragmentary, multifragmentary, nonfragmentary, unfragmentary

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA