fragmentary
adjective
frag·men·tary
ˈfrag-mən-ˌter-ē 
: consisting of fragments : incomplete
fragmentary evidence
a fragmentary account
Examples of fragmentary in a Sentence
discovering fragmentary remains of primitive animals
the historical record of this pharaoh's life and reign is fragmentary at best
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Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025
White’s fragmentary response forms the core of the story that was used to convict him.
—Eren Orbey, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
The fragmentary Ni 12501 tablet from the Early Dynastic III period of Mesopotamia breaks off when Fox deceives the inhabitants of the netherworld in his quest to retrieve the storm god Ishkur.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
The poet Karla Kelsey stretches the concept of a literary biography into her fragmentary swirl of a novel, Transcendental Factory.
—Andie Blaine, Air Mail, 6 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for fragmentary
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“Fragmentary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fragmentary. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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fragmentary
adjective
frag·men·tary
ˈfrag-mən-ˌter-ē
: made up of fragments : incomplete
a fragmentary report
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