adj.
1.(Romance languages) relating to or denoting a part of a whole or a quantity that is less than the whole
2.indicating or characterized by or serving to create partition or division into parts
3.serving to separate or divide into parts partitive n.
1.word (such a `some' or `less') that is used to indicate a part as distinct from a whole
Idiom of the Day
whistle a different tune
to change one`s attitude, to contradict previous ideas
The man is whistling a different tune now that he has been promoted and has more responsibility at his job.