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[ adjective ] consisting of small disconnected parts

Synonyms

fragmental

Examples

"fragmentary remains"

Used in print

(James Boylan, "Mutinity"...)

For hundreds of years , the evidence available consisted_of ( 1 ) the captain 's fragmentary journal , ( 2 ) a highly prejudiced account by one of the survivors , ( 3 ) a note found in a dead man 's desk on_board , and ( 4 ) several second-hand reports .

(Charles Wharton Stork, "Verner von Heidenstam"...)

It consists_of fragmentary personal revelations , such_as `` The_Spark '' :

(Committee for Economic Development, Distressed...)

Moreover , the current information on what types of training are needed and possible is too limited and fragmentary .

Related terms

fractional

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