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tendentious

[ten-den-shuh s]
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adjective

having or showing a definite tendency, bias, or purpose: a tendentious novel.

RELATED WORDS

prejudicial, bigoted, disposed, one-sided, partial, partisan, prejudiced, chauvinistic

Nearby words

  1. tend to,
  2. tendance,
  3. tendency,
  4. tendency tone,
  5. tendential,
  6. tendentiously,
  7. tender,
  8. tender age,
  9. tender is the night,
  10. tender loving care
Also ten·den·cious, ten·den·tial [ten-den-shuh l] /tɛnˈdɛn ʃəl/.

Origin of tendentious

1895–1900; < Medieval Latin tendenti(a) tendency + -ous
Related formsten·den·tious·ly, adverbten·den·tious·ness, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for tendentious

tendentious

tendencious

adjective

having or showing an intentional tendency or bias, esp a controversial one
Derived Formstendentiously, tendenciously, tendentially or tendencially, adverbtendentiousness or tendenciousness, noun

Word Origin for tendentious

C20: from tendency
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Word Origin and History for tendentious

tendentious

adj.

1900, formed after or from German tendenziös, from tendenz, from Medieval Latin tendentia (see tendency).

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