fragmentary
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Definition of fragmentary
: consisting of fragments : incomplete fragmentary evidence a fragmentary account
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Synonyms & Antonyms for fragmentary
Synonyms
deficient, fragmental, half, halfway, incomplete, partial
Antonyms
complete, entire, full, intact, integral, perfect, whole
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But reports from the field are often fragmentary and there is much discretion in when to alert the trauma team. — Jenny Gold, Kaiser Health News And Sarah Kliff, Washington Post, "A Baby Was Treated With A Nap And A Bottle Of Formula. The Bill Was $18,000.," 2 July 2018 Rather, our conscious visual experience is stitched together out of these fragmentary static views. — Daniel Glaser, A-LIST, "Out of Your Mind," 1 July 2018 My stories and poems are dreams and visions that ‘appear’ and are augmented by fragmentary observations. — Frederick N. Rasmussen, baltimoresun.com, "Elisabeth S. Schleussner, former Baltimore Sun art and architecture critic," 27 June 2018 This is a lot of territory to cover in 45 minutes and necessarily fragmentary. — Mark Swed, latimes.com, "From 19th Century Memphis to modern-day L.A.: Master Chorale time-travels through 'dreams of the new world'," 15 May 2018 Many of the works are composed of multiple, fragmentary objects made of plain canvas or lead wrapped around stretchers, which build up to loopy, engaging, figurative abstractions. — Charles Desmarais, San Francisco Chronicle, "Charles Desmarais’ art picks for April 29," 4 May 2018 Many of the works are composed of multiple, fragmentary objects made of plain canvas or lead wrapped around stretchers, which build up to loopy, engaging, figurative abstractions. — Charles Desmarais, San Francisco Chronicle, "Charles Desmarais’ art picks for April 29," 4 May 2018 For more than a century the only known skulls of the ancient bird Ichthyornis were either fragmentary, smashed flat or both. — Sid Perkins, Scientific American, "New Fossils Offer Clues about a Primordial Bird Beak," 2 May 2018 In the book’s final form — fragmentary, cyclical, a collection of scraps and dreams — conversations still echo throughout. — Molly Fischer, The Cut, "Should Sheila Heti Have a Baby?," 1 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'fragmentary.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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fragmentary
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of fragmentary
: made up of parts or pieces : made up of fragments
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