partial

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Adjective[change]

Positive
partial

Comparative
more partial

Superlative
most partial

  1. A partial list, solution, payment etc. is just a part of the whole and not complete.
    The dinner was only a partial success - everyone loved the dessert, but nobody liked the soup.
  2. If you are partial to something, you like it.
    I'm rather partial to a beer or two on Friday nights.
  3. If you are partial, you treat people or things differently, unfairly preferring one to another.
    The students accused the teacher of being partial in her grading.

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