partial
adjective
[ ˈpɑːʃ(ə)l ]
• existing only in part; incomplete.
• "a question to which we have only partial answers"
• favouring one side in a dispute above the other; biased.
• "the paper gave a distorted and very partial view of the situation"
Similar:
biased,
prejudiced,
partisan,
one-sided,
slanted,
skewed,
coloured,
interested,
parti pris,
discriminatory,
preferential,
jaundiced,
unjust,
unfair,
inequitable,
unbalanced,
• having a liking for.
• "you know I'm partial to bacon and eggs"
Similar:
like,
love,
enjoy,
have a liking for,
be fond of,
be keen on,
have a fondness for,
have a weakness for,
have a soft spot for,
have a taste for,
be taken with,
care for,
be enamoured of,
adore,
be mad about/on,
have a thing about,
be crazy about,
be nutty about,
be potty about,
cotton to,
be nutso over/about,
be shook on,
partial
noun
• a component of a musical sound; an overtone or harmonic.
• "strings would like to oscillate as closely as possible to harmonic partials"
Origin:
late Middle English (in partial (sense 2 of the adjective)): from Old French parcial (partial (sense 2 of the adjective)), French partiel (partial (sense 1 of the adjective)), from late Latin partialis, from pars, part- ‘part’.
