Of, relating to, being, or affecting only a part; not total; incomplete: The plan calls for partial deployment of missiles. The police have only a partial description of the suspect.
Definition of partial adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
especially fond of: is partial to vanilla ice cream. par•ti•al•i•ty /pɑrʃiˈælɪti/ n. [uncountable] showed partiality in hiring his friend's son for the position.
PARTIAL definition: being such in part only; not total or general; incomplete: a partial payment of a debt. See examples of partial used in a sentence.
Of, relating to, being, or affecting only a part; not total; incomplete: The plan calls for partial deployment of missiles. The police have only a partial description of the suspect.