unpartial en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ʌnpɑːʃl̩/ (UK)
Etymology
From un- + partial.
Meanings
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Impartial, unbiased.
The Liberal Union […] approves the idea of guaranteeing an unpartial and proper trial.
1998 March 4, Baltic News Service:[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 Sermons, […], [new] edition, London: […] Aug[ustine] Math[ews], for Robert Dawlman, and are to be sold by Robert Allet, […], published 1632, →OCLC, §. 18, pages 59–60: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:
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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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more unpartial | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most unpartial | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Synonyms
counteracting · hostile · antagonistic · candid · inimical · nonpartial · objective · neuter · fair-minded · indifferent · nonpartial · equal · egal · adverse · unbigoted · irreconcilable · disinterested · incompatible · dispassionate · repugnant · unpartisan · nonpersonal · unharmonious · unbiased · uninterested · inharmonious · neutral · unbefriending · impartial · imprejudicate · fairhanded · indistinguishing · unprejudiced · adverse · contentious · detached · unfriendly · nonpartisan · disinterested · unprepossessed · opposed · conflicting · evenhanded · cold · unpartial · equitable · unpartial · opposed · nonaligned · clinical