biased

Adjective

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (1)

  1. favoring one person or side over another“a biased account of the trial”“a decision that was partial to the defendant”Synonyms: coloredcolouredone-sidedslanted
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Bias \Bi"as\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Biased (b[imac]"ast); p. pr. & vb. n. Biasing.] To incline to one side; to give a particular direction to; to influence; to prejudice; to prepossess. [1913 Webster]

Me it had not biased in the one direction, nor should it have biased any just critic in the counter direction. --De Quincey. [1913 Webster]

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