tendentious
[ ten-den-shuhs ]
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adjective
having or showing a definite tendency, bias, or purpose: a tendentious novel.
Origin of tendentious
1- 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
having or showing an intentional tendency or bias, esp a controversial one
Origin of tendentious
1C20: from tendency
Derived forms of tendentious
- tendentiously, tendenciously, tendentially or tendencially, adverb
- tendentiousness or tendenciousness, noun
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