adjective
- consisting of fragments; incomplete or broken into pieces
Examples
- The archaeologists found only fragmentary remains of the ancient pottery.
- Her memory of the accident was fragmentary and unclear.
- The manuscript survived in fragmentary form after the fire.
- Scientists pieced together fragmentary evidence to solve the mystery.
- The witness could provide only fragmentary details about the suspect.
- Fragmentary fossils made it difficult to identify the species.