fragmentarily
Not as whole
In a fragmentary manner—incompletely, in bits and pieces rather than as a whole.
Something known fragmentarily comes to us only in scattered parts: The ancient text survives only fragmentarily.
She remembered the evening fragmentarily—a laugh, a broken glass, someone crying.
In an unconnected way
- incoherentlyIn an illogical manner
- disconnectedlyIn unlinked fragments
- haphazardlyWithout order or plan
- erraticallyIn an inconsistent manner
sporadically · fitfully · intermittently · spottily · episodically · irregularly · unevenly · patchily
In separate stages
- bit by bitIn small increments
- in piecesFragmented into parts
- graduallyIn slow stages
- incrementallyBy small successive amounts
stepwise · progressively · serially · segmentally · partially
To an incomplete extent
- incompletelyNot to the end
- sketchilyIn incomplete fashion
- cursorilyIn a hasty, surface-level manner
- superficiallyAt surface level only
roughly · vaguely · inadequately · insufficiently · deficiently · imperfectly · halfway · partly
disjointedly
In an unconnected way
- incoherentlyIn an illogical manner
- disconnectedlyIn unlinked fragments
- haphazardlyWithout order or plan
erratically · sporadically · fitfully · intermittently · spottily · episodically · irregularly · unevenly · patchily · choppily
piecemeal
In separate stages
- bit by bitIn small increments
- in piecesFragmented into parts
- graduallyIn slow stages
incrementally · stepwise · progressively · serially · segmentally · partially
partially
To an incomplete extent
- incompletelyNot to the end
- sketchilyIn incomplete fashion
- cursorilyIn a hasty, surface-level manner
superficially · roughly · vaguely · inadequately · insufficiently · deficiently · imperfectly · halfway · partly · scantily
in ruins
- archaeologicallyRelating to ancient study
fragmentarilycoherently
In connected, sensible manner
systematically · continuously · seamlessly · integrally · connectedly
fragment, fragments, fragmented, fragmentary, fragmentation, fragmenting, frangible, defragment, defragmentation