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unpartial

UK/ʌnpɑːʃl̩/

unpartial adjective: impartial, unbiased.

Adjective

unpartial (comparative more unpartial, superlative most unpartial)

  1. Impartial, unbiased.
    • Justice, that makes princes like the gods, / Draws us unto the Senate, / That with unpartial balance we may poise / The crimes and innocence of all offenders.1613, John Marston, William Barksted, The Insatiate Countess, IV.1
    • [S]uch as therefore ſhould not be adventured vpon vvithout mature and vnpartiall diſquiſition of the vprightneſſe of our affections therein, […]1621 May 4 (date delivered; Gregorian calendar), Robert Saunderson [i.e., Robert Sanderson], “[Ad Clerum.] The Second Sermon. At a Visitation at Boston, Linc[olnshire] 24. April. 1621.”, in Twelve...
  2. Not partial (to); antagonistic.
    • I’m particularly unpartial to Bluetooth with its pairing hassles (the K-750s use an RF interface and a USB receiver dongle), but for the past 3-1/2 years, Bluetooth keyboards have been the only external input devices supported on the iPad and other iOS machines.2014 May 16, Technology Tell, archived from the original on 24 Mar 2016

Synonyms of unpartial

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Forms of unpartial

comparativemore unpartial
superlativemost unpartial

Origin of unpartial

From un- + partial.

Words formed from unpartial

Questions about unpartial

What does unpartial mean?
Unpartial means impartial, unbiased.
What part of speech is unpartial?
Unpartial is an adjective.
How do you pronounce unpartial?
Unpartial is pronounced /ʌnpɑːʃl̩/ (UK).

Words near unpartial in the dictionary

  1. unpartable
  2. unpartakeable
  3. unpartaken
  4. unpartaking
  5. unparted
  6. unpartial
  7. unpartiality
  8. unpartially
  9. unpartible
  10. unparticipant
  11. unparticipated

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