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- DictionaryFrag·men·tar·y/ˈfraɡmənˌterē/
adjective
- 1. consisting of small parts that are disconnected or incomplete: "excavations have revealed fragmentary remains of masonry"
The meaning of FRAGMENTARY is consisting of fragments : incomplete. How to use fragmentary in a sentence.
FRAGMENTARY definition: 1. existing only in small parts and not complete: 2. existing only in small parts and not…. Learn more.
Fragmentary definition: consisting of or reduced to fragments; broken; disconnected; incomplete. See examples of FRAGMENTARY used in a sentence.
adjective. us / ˈfræɡ·mənˌter·i / Add to word list. existing only in small parts and not complete: Tom talks in images that are fast and fragmentary. The surviving evidence is fragmentary. (Definition of fragmentary from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of fragmentary. fragmentary.
Something fragmentary is in fragments, or broken bits. The Latin root is fragmentum , "a remnant," or literally, "a piece broken off." Fragmentary things have been broken or have decomposed, and there's no guarantee that all the pieces can still be found.
Relating to or affecting only a part; not total: fractional, part, partial.
Something that is fragmentary is made up of small or unconnected pieces. Any action on the basis of such fragmentary evidence would be foolish. Synonyms: incomplete , broken , scattered , partial More Synonyms of fragmentary
