Partial and Slight

Partial

Partial adjective - Inclined to favor one side over another.

Slight and partial are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Slight" instead an adjective "Partial".

Nearby Words: partiality, partially, partly

Slight

Slight adjective - Lacking bodily strength.

Partial and slight are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Partial" instead an adjective "Slight".

Both words in one sentence

  • Framing the Guilty Party An odd partial example occurs in the made-for-TV A Slight Case of Murder.
  • Useful Notes / Reds with Rockets aka: Mi G KAL 007's shooting down might be a slight aversion of the trope, at least in partial respect: while the aircraft was most definitely shot down, four bursts of more than 200 warning shot rounds were fired by the aircraft that intercepted the liner.
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