tendentious

[ ten-den-shuhs ]
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adjective
  1. having or showing a definite tendency, bias, or purpose: a tendentious novel.

Origin of tendentious

1
1895–1900; <Medieval Latin tendenti(a) tendency + -ous
  • Also ten·den·cious, ten·den·tial [ten-den-shuhl]. /tɛnˈdɛn ʃəl/.

Other words from tendentious

  • ten·den·tious·ly, adverb
  • ten·den·tious·ness, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for tendentious

tendentious

tendencious

/ (tɛnˈdɛnʃəs) /


adjective
  1. having or showing an intentional tendency or bias, esp a controversial one

Origin of tendentious

1
C20: from tendency

Derived forms of tendentious

  • tendentiously, tendenciously, tendentially or tendencially, adverb
  • tendentiousness or tendenciousness, noun

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