| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adverb | 1. In a fragmentary manner; piecemeal.[Websters]
2. In a partial, partitive or sectional manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. In an incomplete or uncompleted manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. In a piecemeal or clastic manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 5. In an imperfect, short, insufficient, inadequate or defective manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 6. In an unfinished or inchoate manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 7. Infrequently used adverbial inflection of the adjective fragmentary.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adjective Form (fragmentary) | 1. Consisting of small disconnected parts; "fragmentary remains".[Wordnet]. 2. Composed of fragments, or broken pieces; disconnected; not complete or entire.[Websters]. 3. Composed of the fragments of other rocks.[Websters]. 4. Being scrappy or sketchy.[Eve - graph theoretic] 5. Being partial or fractional.[Eve - graph theoretic] 6. Being incomplete, imperfect, defective or inchoate.[Eve - graph theoretic] 7. Being unfinished or uncompleted.[Eve - graph theoretic] 8. Being piecemeal or clastic.[Eve - graph theoretic] 9. Being inconsiderable, trifling or trivial.[Eve - graph theoretic] 10. Adjective base of the adverb fragmentarily.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "FRAGMENTARILY" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1780. (references) |
Specialty Definition: fragmentary
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Adjective] Composed of fragments.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Wiktionary | 1: [Adjective] (geology) Composed of the fragments of other rocks. (references) | 2: [Adjective] Consisting of fragments; disconnected; scattered. Fragmentary evidence suggests that he died in a foreign country. (references) | |
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Specialty Expressions: fragmentary
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Fragmentary order | Military | 1: (DOD) An abbreviated form of an operation order (verbal, written or digital) usually issued on a day-to-day basis that eliminates the need for restating information contained in a basic operation order. It may be issued in sections. It is issued after an operation order to change or modify that order or to execute a branch or sequel to that order. Also called FRAG order. (references) | |
| 2: An abbreviated form of an operation order, issued as required, that eliminates the need for restating information contained in a basic operation order. It may be issued in sections. (references) | |||
| Fragmentary surveys | Environment | Surveys required to identify parts of townships and sections not completed in original surveys. This may include partially surveyed sections, omitted public land islands and other lands of substantial value and extent that for various reasons were not included in the original surveys. Surveys of this type frequently require consideration of the question of title prior to the extension of the former surveys. (references) | |
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Topics by Level of Interest: fragmentary | ||||
| Topics sorted by level of Interest | Level (1=low, 600=high) | Topics sorted Alphabetically | Level (1=low, 600=high) | |
| Fragmentary Annals of Ireland | 4 | Fragmentary Annals of Ireland | 4 | |
Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses). | ||||
