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- pronunciation:
- par
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
When something is partial, it includes part of something but not all of it. It is not complete.
Here is a partial list of the guests who are coming to the party.- synonyms:
- limited
- antonyms:
- absolute, complete, entire, thorough, total, whole
- similar words:
- lacking
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| definition 2: |
If someone is partial, they don't judge in a way that is fair. They favor one side over another based on ideas they already have about people and things and not based just on evidence.
A trial is not fair if the judge or the jury is partial.Greg thinks his dad is partial to his sister because his dad never believes she's done anything wrong. If anything bad happens, he always thinks Greg did it.- antonyms:
- just
- similar words:
- interested, slanted, uneven
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| definition 3: |
If you are partial to something, you prefer it to other things.
Allison is the only one in the family who is partial to strawberry ice cream.- synonyms:
- fond
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| related words: |
rough |
| derivations: |
partially (adv.), partialness (n.) |
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