(a.) Composed of fragments, or broken pieces; disconnected; not complete or entire.
(a.) Composed of the fragments of other rocks.
Example Sentences:
(1) He's finding solace, fleeting and fragmentary, and every springy guitar lick is its own benediction," Chinen wrote.
(2) This approximately 40-Myr-old specimen is the first fossil primate found in Burma since the fragmentary remains of the controversial earliest anthropoids Pondaungia cotteri Pilgrim and Amphipithecus mogaungensis Colbert were recovered more than 50 yr ago.
(3) "Divergence estimates for pantherines have been based in large part on very fragmentary material, so having a beautifully preserved specimen to accurately place in the big cat family tree means that we can have a lot more confidence in the result.
(4) The exceptional cases of homozygous enzyme deficiency being excluded, fragmentary data give reason to believe that a risk of cataract secondary to lactose and galactose ingestion is present in certain subpopulations.
(5) The data in the literature concerning the capacity for phagocytosis and of anti-tumour cytotoxicity are still fragmentary.
(6) The SP cell is 10-20 mum in diameter and has sparse cytoplasm with numerous intensely reactive SP granules 100-300 nm across, large clear vacuoles, elaborate smooth endoplasmic reticulum, fragmentary rough endoplasmic reticulum, dispersed ribosomes, few mitochondria, and a modest Glogi apparatus.
(7) Hence, the presence of strong transverse sinus impressions in a fragmentary specimen may not be interpreted as an indication that an enlarged occipital-marginal sinus system was not present in the original specimen.
(8) Notwithstanding important advances in the treatment of epilepsy basic knowledge about the epilepsies and about the mechanism of action of antiepileptic drugs is still fragmentary.
(9) As ratings were affected by only a few of the stimulus sequence, conscious access to sequence-based expectancy or attention appears to be fragmentary.
(10) The study of the effects of corticoids on the immunological response is on the contrary very fragmentary; it comes up against numerous difficulties, especially against the differences in susceptibility from one species to another.
(11) Information on germ line antibody genes in lower vertebrates is still fragmentary and it would be fruitful to gain insight into this question.
(12) It was assessed semi-quantitatively according to its staining characteristics, and expressed as: thick, with or without minimal discontinuity; thin, with or without moderate discontinuity; fragmentary or absent.
(13) In addition to numerous collagen bundles in the Disse space, electron microscopy also revealed the presence of hemopoietic cells, the transformation of perisinusoidal cells into fibroblasticlike or myofibroblasticlike cells, or both, and fragmentary deposits of basement membrane-like material.
(14) It is confused and fragmentary, pulled in every direction by the shifting winds of impressionism.
(15) The fragmentary and, at times conflicting evidence for phase effects for low energy heavy charged particles is summarised.
(16) Few practitioners, including those who fit other types of hydrophilic lenses and hard lenses, have had any experience with this lens, and considerable interest has been generated by fragmentary reports of good results.
(17) It was concluded from this survey of the literature that our knowledge of the age-related effects of diuretics in the treatment of essential hypertension is fragmentary and far from complete.
(18) The known fragmentary data suggest a more protective value.
(19) Electron microscopically, many unexpanded lamellar bodies were seen floating in the edema fluid in these damaged lungs, and fragmentary lipid membranes were found in the electron dense material around these lamellar bodies, suggesting disintegration of these structures.
(20) Although the data are as yet fragmentary, they do suggest that there is an age-associated decline in the capacity of cells to perform at least certain types of repair.
Scrappy
Definition:
(a.) Consisting of scraps; fragmentary; lacking unity or consistency; as, a scrappy lecture.
Example Sentences:
(1) They took 15% in 2010, with the other parties caught in a scrappy three-way struggle in which the winning Lib Dems came in below 30%.
(2) We worked awfully hard for this Premier League status and we don’t want to give it up.” Gylfi Sigurdsson’s 61st-minute strike – his sixth goal in 10 games – settled a scrappy Liberty Stadium contest that failed to spark into life until the Iceland international finished from substitute Leroy Fer’s pass.
(3) The results may have looked scrappy and provisional but, coupled with initially affordable land prices, this laissez-faire planning strategy seems to have worked, even if much land has since been redeveloped.
(4) If American voters (or journalists) still expect their candidates to be – in the words of a popular musical – young, scrappy and hungry, they have not been paying attention.
(5) Norwich’s play was more scrappy than usual but they looked the more dangerous side on the occasions when they did manage to piece moves together.
(6) "It was sheer quality and class to win what was a scrappy game.
(7) Enough that the Nation have been slow to embrace a team of scrappy rough and tumble hard working bearded ballplayers that won 97 games and crushed opponents with their relentless offense.
(8) The Black Keys are not underdogs any more, but they maintain a scrappiness of ethos.
(9) The following day, outside his church office window, children played on swings in a scrappy playground as he prepared to host yesterday's funeral of Timothy Thomas.
(10) 8.29pm BST 42 min: The games got a bit scrappy in recent minutes and is being punctuated by a series of niggly fouls.
(11) Inverdale provoked outrage when he said that women's champion Marion Bartoli was "never going to be a looker, you'll never be a Sharapova so you have to be scrappy and fight?
(12) Scrappy, barely deserved, victories are hardly Wenger's hallmark but this one delivered an important message to Manchester City and company.
(13) 4.55am BST Spurs 95-95 Heat - 5:00 remaining OT Graham Parker (@KidWeil) @HunterFelt Hang on...I just had a scrappy midfield slog to write about.
(14) It's been a tight, fairly scrappy start from both sides.
(15) 2.04am GMT Final thoughts Was a scrappy affair, enlivened during that brief burst of second half goals.
(16) It's all getting a little scrappy again, which will suit Chile down to the ground.
(17) The X-Wings are, of course, the scrappy space fighters that the good guys destroy Death Stars in.
(18) 6.38pm BST 77 mins: The game has become a bit scrappy now, as tension and tiredness perhaps overcome the players a bit.
(19) A French ballistic missile launched from the left foot of Zinedine Zidane on the stroke of half-time proved enough to settle a final that mixed some scrappy, foul-ridden football with touches of the sublime and was rarely short of dramatic impact.
(20) O'Sullivan, who had won the afternoon session 5-3, took the first frame of the evening, a scrappy affair in which both players had a number of chances.