adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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CMU ARPABET:F R AE1 G M AH0 N T EH2 R IY0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Consisting of fragments; disconnected; scattered.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
Fragmentary evidence suggests that he died in a foreign country.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Composed of the fragments of other rocks.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
consisting of small disconnected parts
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
fragmentary remains
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: fragmental
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English fragment Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusder. Middle English -arie English -ary English fragmentary From fragment + -ary.
Across languages
Translations
30 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
фрагментарен
(fragmentaren)
— consisting of fragments
Bulgarian:
частичен
(častičen)
— consisting of fragments
Bulgarian:
непълен
(nepǎlen)
— consisting of fragments
Catalan:
fragmentari
— consisting of fragments
Cornish:
dernigel
— consisting of fragments
Esperanto:
fragmenta
— consisting of fragments
Finnish:
hajanainen
— consisting of fragments
Finnish:
sirpaleinen
— consisting of fragments
French:
fragmentaire
— consisting of fragments
German:
fragmentarisch
— consisting of fragments
Hungarian:
töredékes
— consisting of fragments
Hungarian:
foszlányos
— consisting of fragments
Italian:
frammentario
— consisting of fragments
Māori:
tūāporoporo
— consisting of fragments
Māori:
rikiriki
— consisting of fragments
Māori:
tīmokamoka
— consisting of fragments
Portuguese:
fragmentário
— consisting of fragments
Romanian:
fragmentar
— consisting of fragments
Russian:
фрагментарный
(fragmentarnyj)
— consisting of fragments
Russian:
отрывочный
(otryvočnyj)
— consisting of fragments
Spanish:
fragmentario
— consisting of fragments
Yiddish:
פֿראַגמענטאַריש
(fragmentarish)
— consisting of fragments
