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One-sided

Having one side only, or one side prominent; hence, limited to one side; partial; unjust; unfair; as, a one-sided view or statement.

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Partial 84% connected

Of, pertaining to, or affecting, a part only; not general or universal; not total or entire; as, a partial eclipse of the moon.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Partial 84% connected

Of, pertaining to, or affecting, a part only; not general or universal; not total or entire; as, a partial eclipse of the moon.

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Biased 92% connected

of Bias

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Colored 92% connected

of Color

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Coloured 92% connected

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Slanted 92% connected

of Slant

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Unilateral 92% connected

Being on one side only; affecting but one side; one-sided.

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Many-sided 94% connected

Having many sides; -- said of figures. Hence, presenting many questions or subjects for consideration; as, a many-sided topic.

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Many-sided 94% connected

Having many sides; -- said of figures. Hence, presenting many questions or subjects for consideration; as, a many-sided topic.

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Accost verb · 78% connection

To join side to side; to border; hence, to sail along the coast or side of.

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Brief adjective · 78% connection

An abridgment or concise statement of a client's case, made out for the instruction of counsel in a trial at law. This word is applied…

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Budget noun · 78% connection

The annual financial statement which the British chancellor of the exchequer makes in the House of Commons. It comprehends a general v…

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Contradiction noun · 78% connection

(logic) a statement that is necessarily false; "the statement ‘he is brave and he is not brave’ is a contradiction"

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Contradiction in terms noun · 78% connection

(logic) a statement that is necessarily false; "the statement ‘he is brave and he is not brave’ is a contradiction"

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Derogation noun · 78% connection

(law) the partial taking away of the effectiveness of a law; a partial repeal or abolition of a law; "any derogation of the common law…

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Epitrope noun · 78% connection

A figure by which permission is either seriously or ironically granted to some one, to do what he proposes to do; e. g., "He that is u…

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Ex parte unknown · 78% connection

Upon or from one side only; one-sided; partial; as, an ex parte statement.

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Fraud noun · 78% connection

Deception deliberately practiced with a view to gaining an unlawful or unfair advantage; artifice by which the right or interest of an…

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generalisability noun · 78% connection

the quality of being general or widespread or having general applicability; "Although useful, such samples are not representative of t…

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Generality noun · 78% connection

the quality of being general or widespread or having general applicability; "Although useful, such samples are not representative of t…

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Generalizability noun · 78% connection

the quality of being general or widespread or having general applicability; "Although useful, such samples are not representative of t…

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Gerrymander verb · 78% connection

To divide (a State) into districts for the choice of representatives, in an unnatural and unfair way, with a view to give a political…

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Hard superl. · 78% connection

Difficult to bear or endure; not easy to put up with or consent to; hence, severe; rigorous; oppressive; distressing; unjust; grasping…

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Injustice noun · 78% connection

the practice of being unjust or unfair

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Leprosy noun · 78% connection

A cutaneous disease which first appears as blebs or as reddish, shining, slightly prominent spots, with spreading edges. These are oft…

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Oppress verb · 78% connection

To impose excessive burdens upon; to overload; hence, to treat with unjust rigor or with cruelty.

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Oppressor noun · 78% connection

One who oppresses; one who imposes unjust burdens on others; one who harasses others with unjust laws or unreasonable severity.

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