partial
3
4.7
- adjective
- /ˈpɑːrʃəl/
- Or you can say that it is such a partial perspective.
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- Or you can say that it is such a partial perspective.
Examples
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Uh, listen, I may be partial here, but I just want to say that you have put on the perfect wedding.
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LAURA: I shouldn't be partial, but he's my favorite one.
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Still, your father was my friend, so maybe he was over partial to me.
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"God is a just God, Nick, and He is not partial to the living or the dead."
Fiction book (1990) -
- You're not being partial, are you?
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Kipler does seem to be a bit partial to our side, though.
Fiction book (1995) -
At some point in the process, a man stood up and signaled only partial acceptance of the terms.
Academic text (2008) -
"We certainly don't want a jury that's partial against us," he says.
Academic text (2002) -
Their perception of the intellectual is skewed by the partial image they encounter.
Academic text (2001) -
As a coach, it's important to avoid being partial towards any specific player during practices.
Synonyms
300
6.7
Showing strong support for one side and not being fair
152
4.0
Showing unfair favor to one person, group, or side
31
6.0
To give an advantage to one person or group over others
16
5.6
Showing unfair preference for a person, group, or view
Antonyms
Compounds
19
9.9
A medical procedure late in pregnancy where the unborn baby is partly delivered and then removed
1
5.9
An event when one object in the sky blocks only part of another, leaving some still visible
- Specialized
1
9.6
An equation that shows how a value changes when two or more things change
- Jargon
1
8.7
A decision that says a person is guilty of some crimes but not others in the same trial
- Specialized
1
8.7
How fast a function with two or more variables changes when one variable changes and others stay the same
- Specialized
1
7.7
How two things are related after removing the effect of a third thing
- Jargon
1
7.5
A break of a contract that does not end it but lets the harmed person ask for money
- Specialized
1
5.5
In a gas mixture, total pressure equals the sum of pressures each gas would make alone
- Specialized
Total pressure of a gas mixture equals sum of pressures each gas would have alone under the same conditions
- Specialized
A method to measure the relationship between two ranked variables while keeping other variables the same
- Specialized
A higher sound made when the main note vibrates a whole number of times
- Specialized
A thin skin that covers a young mushroom and breaks to leave a ring on the stem
How Biased
- Offensive
39
7.8
42
5.0
152
4.0
3
4.7
185
3.8
198
3.6
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Partial originally meant taking a 'part' for someone, like choosing a side. That's why partial can mean being unfair or favouring one 'side' over others.