Meaning
2 sensesConsisting of fragments; disconnected; scattered.
Fragmentary evidence suggests that he died in a foreign country.
fragmentarisch
фрагментарныйfragmentarnyj, отрывочныйotryvočnyj
consisting of small disconnected parts
Composed of the fragments of other rocks.
Examples
4 sentencesSappho's surviving works are mostly fragmentary.
The evidence for this is fragmentary and could have other interpretations.
Data from the many parts of this fragmentary telescope are combined to form a single image.
What we know of the game's lore is assembled from numerous fragmentary snippets of text found in item descriptions, dialog, and cutscenes.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Forms
more fragmentary, most fragmentary| Comparative | more fragmentary Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most fragmentary Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
3 synonyms- consisting of small disconnected parts:fragmental
Antonyms
2 antonymsWord family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.