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fragmentary
CIDE DICTIONARY
fragmentary, a. [Cf. F. fragmentaire.].
- Composed of fragments, or broken pieces; disconnected; not complete or entire. Donne. [1913 Webster]
- Composed of the fragments of other rocks. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
fragmentary, adj.
1 consisting of fragments.
2 disconnected.
3 Geol. composed of fragments of previously existing rocks.
1 consisting of fragments.
2 disconnected.
3 Geol. composed of fragments of previously existing rocks.
Derivative
fragmentarily adv.
ROGET THESAURUS
fragmentary
Part
N part, portion, dose, item, particular, aught, any, division, ward, subdivision, section, chapter, clause, count, paragraph, verse, article, passage, sector, segment, fraction, fragment, cantle, frustum, detachment, parcel, piece, lump, bit cut, cutting, chip, chunk, collop, slice, scale, lamina, small part, morsel, particle, installment, dividend, share, debris, odds and ends, oddments, detritus, excerpta, member, limb, lobe, lobule, arm, wing, scion, branch, bough, joint, link, offshoot, ramification, twig, bush, spray, sprig, runner, leaf, leaflet, stump, component part, sarmentum, compartment, department, county, fractional, fragmentary, sectional, aliquot, divided, in compartments, multifid, disconnected, partial, partly, in part, partially, piecemeal, part by part, by by installments, by snatches, by inches, by driblets, bit by bit, inch by inch, foot by foot, drop by drop, in detail, in lots.Fraction
N fraction, fractional part, part, fractional, fragmentary, inconsiderable, negligible, infinitesimal.For further exploring for "fragmentary" in Webster Dictionary Online