impartial
B2
adj
Freq #19091
Meanings
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1
adj
showing lack of favoritism
the cold neutrality of an impartial judge
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2
adj
treating all parties, rivals, or disputants equally; not partial; not biased
[W]e are to take a ſecond ſurvievv of our Abilities, to ſee if they be confidently fit for that vvhereto our inclination ſvvayeth us: and if upon due impartial examination vve find they are, vve may then follovv the ſvvay of our inclinations.
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3
adj
free from undue bias or preconceived opinions
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French impartial. See im- + partial.
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