Partial definition
Partial to spicy food.
A decision that was partial to the plaintiff.
The first chapter of a long book is an example of a partial sample of the book.
When you like fresh flowers, this is an example of a situation where you are partial to fresh flowers.
So far, I have only pieced together a partial account of the incident.
It's easy to prove partial correctness, but it's not obvious that it is also totally correct.
The referee is blatantly partial!
The plan calls for partial deployment of missiles. The police have only a partial description of the suspect.
- fond of; having a liking for
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Origin of partial
- Middle English parcial from Old French from Late Latin partiālis from Latin pars part- part part
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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