partial
par·tial [partial partials] BrE [ˈpɑːʃl] NAmE [ˈpɑːrʃl] adjective
1. not complete or whole
•It was only a partial solution to the problem.
•a partial eclipse of the sun
2. not before noun ~ to sb/sth (old-fashioned)liking sb/sth very much
•I'm not partial to mushrooms.
3. not usually before noun ~ (towards sb/sth) (disapproving)showing or feeling too much support for one person, team, idea, etc, in a way that is unfair
Syn: ↑biased, Opp: ↑impartial
Word Origin:
late Middle English (in sense 3): from Old French parcial (sense 3), French partiel (sense 1), from late Latin partialis, from pars, part- ‘part’.
Thesaurus:
partial adj.
•It's only a partial solution to the problem.
incomplete • • unfinished • |formal fragmentary •
Opp: total, Opp: complete
partial/incomplete information
Example Bank:
•He's very partial to ice cream.
•His efforts met with only partial success.
•I'm especially partial to the Latin American music.
•The information we have is inevitably partial.
•The resulting assessment is necessarily partial and subjective.
•Astronomers are gathering in mid Wales to watch a partial eclipse of the sun.
•Our success was only partial.
•They received partial compensation of £5 000.
•a partial answer/explanation/indicator/solution
•a partial ban/blockade/closure/withdrawal
•partial compensation/exemption/fulfilment/relaxation
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