fragmented Definition

fragment
noun

1. A piece broken off; a small piece of something that has broken.

Thesaurus: part, shred, particle, chip, fraction, bit, piece, portion, shard.
2. Something incomplete; a small part remaining.

verb fragmented, fragmenting

tr & intr
1. To break into pieces.
intr
2. computing.
Said of a file: to be stored in sections on different parts of a floppy disk, making access slower.

Etymology: 16c: from Latin fragmentum, from frangere to break.

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fragmentary
fragmented
adj

1. Consisting of small pieces, not usually amounting to a complete whole; in fragments.

Thesaurus: sketchy, incomplete, disjointed, incoherent, piecemeal, broken, partial, separate; Antonym: complete.
2. Existing or operating in separate parts, not forming a harmonious unity.

Derivative: fragmentarily
adverb

Derivative: fragmentariness
noun