Affecting a part only; not general or universal; not total.In botany, subordinate; secondary: as, a partial umbel, peduncle, or involucre.Inclined to favor one party in a cause or one side of a question more than the other; not indifferent; exhibiting favoritism; in a restricted sense, unjust or unfair through favoritism.Greatly or unduly inclined to favor a person or thing; having a liking for, or a prejudice in favor of, an object: when used in the predicate, with to before the object.3 and Prejudiced, prepossessed, warped, unfair, one-sided.n. Same as partial tone.