partial

CEFRB2

/ˈpɑɹʃəl/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Not complete, or showing unfair preference for one side.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Biased in favor of a person, side, or point of view, especially when dealing with a competition or dispute.

Examples

  • It was only a partial solution to the problem.

  • My wife is partial to apple pie.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Describing a property that holds only when an algorithm terminates.

  2. Existing as a part or portion; incomplete.

  3. Having a predilection for something.

More examples

In context

  • It was a partial success.

  • It's easy to prove partial correctness, but it's not obvious that it is also totally correct.

  • So far, I have only pieced together a partial account of the incident.

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Origin

adjective

From Middle English partiall, parcial, from Old French parcial (“biased or particular”), from Late Latin partiālis (“of or pertaining to a part”), from Latin pars (“part”).