FRAGMENTARILY Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

fragmentarily

adverb

Definition of fragmentarily

as in somewhat

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The battle over growing cannabis under the sun is somewhat ironic because hemp, which is the cannabis plant with only trace amounts of the delta-9 THC that gets users high, can be legally grown nationwide in farm fields.

— Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026
Reluctantly, somewhat sheepishly, Van Lith wandered along the edge of the corn patch that August.

— Jeff Murray, Outdoor Life, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of somewhat

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Renewable capacity can be added relatively quickly, but intermittency increases the need for storage, firm generation, and transmission.

— Robert Rapier, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
Flippo’s main opponent is Teresa Benitez-Thompson, 48, a longtime Reno resident, former member of the state Assembly and a relatively moderate Democrat.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of relatively

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While most healthy adults can tolerate moderately high protein intake, overloading on protein could create health problems, such as kidney damage and digestive issues.

— Linda M. Boland, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 2026
Give this annual full sun to light shade and keep soil moderately moist.

— Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of moderately

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That’s fair enough, especially since, as the rest of the episode proves, Boyle is pretty universally known in Great Britain.

— Keith Phipps, Vulture, 19 Aug. 2026
Odds of getting shares were worse than one in five thousand, which explains pretty loudly why the stock popped so much on launch.

— John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of pretty

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The perfect site in the crystal A crystal may only look like a piece of glass, but building the right one with a perfect site is rather difficult.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 21 Aug. 2026
But over the last couple of seasons, Premier League goalkeepers have been… actually rather good.

— Michael Cox, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026

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