being such in part only; not total or general; incomplete

partial blindness; a partial payment of a debt.

biased or prejudiced in favor of a person, group, side, etc., over another, as in a controversy

a partial witness.

pertaining to or affecting a part.

being a part; component; constituent.

Botany . secondary or subordinate

a partial umbel.

Bridge . part-score.

Acoustics, Music . partial tone. ?

partial to

having a liking or preference for; particularly fond of

I'm partial to chocolate cake.

adverb

completely , totally , wholly

adverb

by degrees , by installments , fractionally , halfway , in part , in some measure , little by little , moderately , not wholly , partly , piece by piece , piecemeal , somewhat , to a certain degree , to a certain extentnotes:partially means \'incompletely\'; partly means \'in part\'