partial
/ˈpɑɹʃəl/ noun C2- A partial derivative: a derivative with respect to one independent variable of a function in multiple variables while holding the other variables constant.
- Any of the sine waves which make up a complex tone; often an overtone or harmonic of the fundamental.
- dentures that replace only some of the natural teeth
- An incomplete fingerprint
- A fragment of a template containing markup.
- A repetition of an exercise during which the range of motion (amplitude) is not maximized.
- A fursuit that does not fully cover the wearer's body.
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Had she not seen him in Derbyshire, she might have supposed him capable of coming there with no other view than what was acknowledged; but she still thought him partial to Jane, and she wavered as to the greater probability of his coming there _with_ his friend’s permission, or being bold enough to come without it.
She’s a real pretty girl got to be, though I can’t say I’m overly partial to that pale, big-eyed style myself.
“But if a woman is partial to a man, and does not endeavor to conceal it, he must find it out.”
Bennet should only hear of the departure of the family, without being alarmed on the score of the gentleman’s conduct; but even this partial communication gave her a great deal of concern, and she bewailed it as exceedingly unlucky that the ladies should happen to go away just as they were all getting so intimate together.
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