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fazioso

partisan

adjective fah-TSYOH-zoh Rare

Also means

biased

Usage Note

Fazioso describes someone who acts from blind party loyalty or sectarian bias, going beyond reasonable partisanship. It is a strong criticism in Italian political discourse: un giornalismo fazioso means biased, one-sided journalism. The feminine is faziosa, plural faziosi/faziose.

Examples

"Le sue critiche erano faziose e ingiuste."

Natural Translation

His criticisms were partisan and unfair.

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