fragmentary

frag·men·tar·y

 (frăg′mən-tĕr′ē)
adj.
Consisting of small, disconnected parts: a picture that emerges from fragmentary information.

frag′men·tar′i·ly (-târ′ə-lē) adv.
frag′men·tar′i·ness n.
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fragmentary

(ˈfræɡməntərɪ; -trɪ)
adj
made up of fragments; disconnected; incomplete. Also: fragmental
ˈfragmentarily adv
ˈfragmentariness n
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frag•men•tar•y

(ˈfræg mənˌtɛr i)

adj.
consisting of fragments; broken; incomplete: fragmentary evidence; fragmentary remains.
[1605–15]
frag′men•tar`i•ly, adv.
frag′men•tar`i•ness, n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.fragmentary - consisting of small disconnected parts; "fragmentary remains"
fractional - constituting or comprising a part or fraction of a possible whole or entirety; "a fractional share of the vote"; "a partial dose"
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fragmentary

adjective incomplete, broken, scattered, partial, disconnected, discrete, sketchy, piecemeal, incoherent, scrappy, disjointed, bitty, unsystematic The extant volume is fragmentary.
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fragmentary

adjective
Relating to or affecting only a part; not total:
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Translations
مُكوَّن مِن شَظايا، غير كامِل
neúplnýneuspořádaný
brudstykkeagtigufuldstændig
bruchstückartigfragmentarisch
foszlányostöredékestörmeléktörmelékes
brotakenndur
frammentario
bitvisbruddstykker avfragmentariskufullstendig
zlomkovitý
bölük pörçük
残缺不全的

fragmentary

[frægˈmentərɪ] ADJ [evidence, account] → fragmentario
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fragmentary

[ˈfrægməntəri] adjfragmentaire
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fragmentary

adj (lit, fig)fragmentarisch, bruchstückhaft
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fragmentary

[ˈfrægməntrɪ] adjframmentario/a
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fragment

(ˈfrӕgmənt) noun
1. a piece broken off. The floor was covered with fragments of glass.
2. something which is not complete. a fragment of poetry.
(fragˈment, (American) ˈfragmənt) verb
to break into pieces. The glass is very strong but will fragment if dropped on the floor.
ˈfragmentary adjective
made of pieces; incomplete. a fragmentary account of what happened.
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