fragmentary

[US]/ˈfræɡməntri/
[UK]/ˈfræɡmənteri/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. consisting of fragments; incomplete; disjointed; lacking cohesion.

Example Sentences

a picture that emerges from fragmentary information.

excavations have revealed fragmentary remains of masonry.

Only fragmentary information on pathogenesis of bovine malignant catarrhal fever is availible.

many types of rock are ejected from volcanoes as solid, fragmentary material.

You splashed fragmentary words in the corner with ink, and romanced out a summer without gurgitation.

Real-world Examples

The play is divided into nine fragmentary scenes.

Source: Crash Course in Drama

The savage fragmentary play based on an actual murder.

Source: Crash Course in Drama

Without is, it looks fragmentary. Weren't you aware of its fragility?

Source: Hu Min reads stories to remember TOEFL vocabulary.

Thanks thoughtbubble. This pageant is modern fragmentary almost Brechtian.

Source: Crash Course in Drama

And just, of course, we're working on fragmentary evidence here.

Source: NPR News March 2021 Compilation

Unfortunately, because the record is fragmentary, her full name is lost to history.

Source: Scishow Selected Series

It's, what do you see, a barren colourless landscape with fragmentary rock all over the place.

Source: BBC documentary "The Mystery of the Moon"

Perhaps nothing better typifies the confusion than the fragmentary bundle of contradictions that was Homo habilis.

Source: A Brief History of Everything

Maybe our bodies produce hormones in response to the fragmentary malaise of the music, creating a feeling of consolation.

Source: New York Times

For several moments the conversation becomes entirely fragmentary.

Source: Beauty and Destruction (Part 2)

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