Pār'tial, a.
(pār'shal), a. [Fr. & Pr. partial, Sp. & Pg. parcial, It. parziale, L. Lat. partialis, from Lat. pars, partis, a part.]
Sense 1. Affecting a part only; not general or universal; not total or entire. “All partial evil, universal good.” Pope.
Sense 2. Biased to one party; inclined to favor one party in a cause, or one side of a question, more than the other; not indifferent; as, it is important to justice that a judge should not be partial.
Self-love will make men partial to themselves and friends. Locke.
Sense 3. Having a predilection for any thing; inclined to favor unreasonably.
He was not partial to an inordinate display of wealth. W. Scott.
Sense 4. (Bot.) Being one of several subordinates;—applied to subdivisions; as, a partial umbel or umbelet; a partial peduncle. A partial involucre is one placed at the foot of a partial umbel.