Fragmentary
['frægm(ə)nt(ə)rɪ] or ['frægmən'tɛri]
Definition
(a.) Composed of fragments, or broken pieces; disconnected; not complete or entire.
(a.) Composed of the fragments of other rocks.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Fractional, broken.
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Examples
- As a result, fragmentary investigations can be brought together and applied to the work of statecraft. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- As setting forth the problem, they may well be termed particulars, for they are fragmentary. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- If the record is as fragmentary as many geologists strenuously assert, there is nothing strange in new forms appearing as if suddenly developed. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- The records of As syria and Babylonia, like those of Egypt, are fragmentary and still in need of interpretation. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- From this point her recollections were found to be confused, fragmentary, and difficult to reconcile with any reasonable probability. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- With nearer approach these fragmentary sounds became pieced together, and were found to be the salient points of the tune called Nancy's Fancy. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- The subject is crude and fragmentary, though we are entitled to call it promising. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
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