fragmentary

C2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈfrægmənˌtɛri/ See IPA manual

Freq #71899

Meanings

1

adj
consisting of small disconnected parts

Fragmentary remains.
2

adj
Consisting of fragments; disconnected; scattered.

Fragmentary evidence suggests that he died in a foreign country.
3

adj
Composed of the fragments of other rocks.

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Synonyms

1 adj · consisting of small... fragmental

More fractional

Opposites

entire intact

Word family

Forms fragmentariness

Derived forms fragmentarilyfragmentarinessfragnetinterfragmentarymultifragmentarynonfragmentaryunfragmentary

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Phrases (1)

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fragmentary remains
surviving pieces that are small, incomplete, and disconnected

Adjective + noun

Etymology

From fragment + -ary.

Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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