ˈfragmən.ˌterē, -ri adjective
1. : consisting of or composed of fragments
large leg bones, and other fragmentary remains of an elephant — American Guide Series: Nevada
the sampling of most authors is necessarily fragmentary — Uriel Weinreich
historical links between certain of the more fragmentary letters — Robert Lawrence
: consisting of disconnected and incomplete parts
had only a fragmentary education
: incomplete , partial
gave only a fragmentary account of the incident
fragmentary and inconclusive knowledge — Current Biography
this viewpoint may prove to be optimistic, but fragmentary evidence so far has not suggested that it is — J.A.Morris b. 1904
: disorganized
our approach to the problem is still fragmentary — N.Y.Times
we need wholeness, but he is fragmentary — E.R.Bentley
2. : dealing in or being only a fragment of a whole
every fragmentary science of man, such as economics — Edward Sapir
3. : fragmental