fragmentary
/ˈfraɡm(ə)nt(ə)ri
/adjective
Consisting of small disconnected or incomplete parts: excavations have revealed fragmentary remains of masonry...
- And what utterly fascinated us was the incompleteness, the fragmentary quality of his writing.
- Having some experience of metal working, he recognised the fragmentary remains as crucibles and clay casting moulds.
- Excavations yielded the remains of at least six adults in the chambers, together with fragmentary remains of children.
Synonyms
incomplete, fragmental, fragmented, disconnected, disjointed, broken, discontinuous, piecemeal, in pieces;
incoherent, inconsistent, scrappy, bitty, sketchy, uneven, patchy, deficient, untidy, unsystematic, jumbled, inconclusive
Derivatives
fragmentarily
- These pieces amount to two anthems which survive complete, and some Anglican liturgical music which survives fragmentarily in Durham Cathedral Library and cannot be reconstructed.
- In the first place the elements of a simple past-tense narrative concerning Aristeas do not, even fragmentarily, run sequentially from the beginning to the end of the poem.
- Popular entertainment depicting disabled characters allude to these fears and prejudice or address them obliquely or fragmentarily, seeking to reassure ourselves.
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- fairy's thimble
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- fairy table
- fairy tale
- fairy-tale ending
- fairy-tale-ish
- fairy-tale prince
- fairy-tale princess
- fairy tern
- fairy thimble
- fairy treasure
- fairy wand
- fairy wealth
- fairy weed
- fairy wing
- fairy wren