断だん片ぺん的てき

na-adjective

fragmentary; piecemeal; in bits and pieces

Describes information, memories, or accounts that are incomplete and consist of disconnected parts. Often used with nouns like 情報, 記憶, or 話.

• 彼かれの話はなしは断だん片ぺん的てきで、全ぜん体たい像ぞうがつかめなかった。

  His story was fragmentary, and I couldn't grasp the whole picture.

• 断だん片ぺん的てきな情じょう報ほうだけでは判はん断だんできない。

  I can't make a judgment based on fragmentary information alone.