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fragmentary

adjective

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adj

Etymology: Etymology tree English fragment Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusder. Middle English -arie English -ary English fragmentary From fragment + -ary.

  1. 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.