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Definition: FRACTIONARY

Part of Speech Definition
Adjective 1. Fractional.[Websters]
2. Being fragmentary or scrappy. [Eve - graph theoretic]
3. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb fractionarily.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adverb Form
(fractionarily)
1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective fractionary.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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Date "Fractionary" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Definition: FRACTIONARY

Part of SpeechDefinition
Adjective1. Fractional.[Websters]
2. Being fragmentary or scrappy. [Eve - graph theoretic]
3. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb fractionarily.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adverb Form
(fractionarily)
1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective fractionary.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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Date "FRACTIONARY" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)