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partial (adjective), more partial, most partial
1. Relating to being incomplete: Adam's recent dramatic production is considered to be only a partial success by the critics.
2. A reference to favoritism, where one side is more preferred than another side in an unfair way; biased: Referees must not have partial judgements for either of the competing teams when they contend with each other in sports.
3. Etymology: from Latin partialis, "divisible, solitary"; from pars "part" + -al, "similar to, related to".
Descriptive of favoring one side over another one.
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