frammentario
fragmentary
adjective frahm-men-TAH-ryoh Rare
Origin: From Latin fragmentum (fragment) + -ario (adjectival suffix).
Also means
piecemeal
Usage Note
Frammentario describes something made up of disconnected or incomplete pieces. It agrees in gender: frammentaria (f), frammentari (m pl), frammentarie (f pl). It often describes historical records, manuscripts, or knowledge that survives only in scattered pieces.
Examples
"Le fonti storiche su quel periodo sono frammentarie."
Natural Translation
The historical sources on that period are fragmentary.
Literal Translation
The sources historical on that period are fragmentary.
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