一いっ偏ぺん

noun, used as a suffix

wholly; entirely; nothing but

Obsolete suffix attached to nouns, meaning 'wholly that thing' or 'devoted entirely to'. Not used in modern Japanese.

• 古こ典てんでは「学がく問もん一いっ偏ぺん」のように使つかわれた。

  In classical texts, it was used like 学問一偏, meaning 'devoted wholly to learning'.

na-adjective, noun

single-minded; wholehearted; intent

Archaic adjectival noun or noun meaning single-minded devotion or wholeheartedness. Rarely encountered outside historical contexts.

• 彼かれの一いっ偏ぺんな態たい度どは周しゅう囲いを驚おどろかせたという。

  His single-minded attitude is said to have surprised those around him.

na-adjective, noun

one-sided; unbalanced; prejudiced

Archaic adjectival noun or noun describing something biased or lacking balance. Not in modern use.

• その議ぎ論ろんは一いっ偏ぺんに過すぎると批ひ判はんされた。

  That argument was criticized as being too one-sided.