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.
- 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.”
- Composed of the fragments of other rocks.