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tendentious

American  
[ten-den-shuhs] / tɛnˈdɛn ʃəs /
Also tendencious,

adjective

  1. having or showing a definite tendency, bias, or purpose.

    a tendentious novel.
tendentious British  
/ tɛnˈdɛnʃəs /

adjective

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

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Other Word Forms

  • tendentiously adverb
  • tendentiousness noun

Etymology

Origin of tendentious

1895–1900; < Medieval Latin tendenti ( a ) tendency + -ous

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